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siirtokunta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • colony noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.
  • plantation noun A large farm or estate, especially in a hot climate, growing a single cash crop and historically worked by enslaved or indentured labourers.
  • settlement noun A formal agreement that resolves a dispute, often involving payment.

Senses

siirtokunta is used for these senses in English:

  • colony A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
  • plantation (historical) A colony established thus.
  • settlement A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).

colony — full definition

  1. noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.
  2. noun A group of the same kind of animal, insect, or organism living closely together.

plantation — full definition

  1. noun A large farm or estate, especially in a hot climate, growing a single cash crop and historically worked by enslaved or indentured labourers.
  2. noun An area deliberately planted with trees for timber or landscaping.

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