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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The official name of Rhode Island is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Will you not visit Rhode Island? [/quote] The plantation in Rhode Island's state name is an archaic term dating back to when plantation in England meant a grove of trees cultivated specifically for commercial purposes and later came to refer to deliberately established agricultural commercial activities (at a time when the vast majority of people lived on subsistence farms where they consumed what they grew, not raising crops for commercial purposes). The association of slavery with plantations came later. Having said that, yes, I agree with the OP that calling any housing subdivision today "plantation" is tactless. Whether we like it or not the word now has very strong connotations. [/quote]
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