caneland en · NOUN
Etymology
From cane + land.
Meanings
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Land used for the growing of sugar cane.
According to William McMahon's map of 1828, 44 percent of the island was caneland.
1984, B W Higman, Slave Populations of the British Caribbean, 1807-1834:This reflects a considerable local migration from the peasant areas of the parish into the canelands.
1965, Lawrence Alan Eyre, Land and Population in the Sugar Belt of Jamaica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| canelands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |