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populated

populated

2.5
An area where people or animals live
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd/
translation icon : poblado
  • Like I said, it's the most densely populated piece of land on this planet, right?

Cougar made its way from South Dakota into this fairly populated neighborhood, Roscoe Village.

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Examples

  • Their habitat spans some of the world's poorest countries, largely populated by people who grow their own food.

  • In fact, it's more kind of densely populated down towards the bottom.

  • OK, I'm going to need you to give me the top five most populated European countries.

  • So Mississippi Gene knows the America that Sal knows, and it's America populated by these larger than life figures.

  • Knoxville will be the biggest, most populated city in the state of Tennessee come Saturday.

  • Cougar made its way from South Dakota into this fairly populated neighborhood, Roscoe Village.

  • It was a very populated coal mining busy town until Interstate kind of bypassed us.

  • Maker's Cabinet seems to be a company populated by machinist geeks and implement addicts.

  • Tokyo is one of the most populated cities in the world, with millions of residents living there.

  • The Amazon rainforest is home to many populated areas where diverse wildlife thrives.

Synonyms

inhabited
vspopulated
2.9

A place where people or animals live

is about sites filled with any living beings not only people
peopled
vspopulated
4.3

Having people living there

covers presence of any living beings including animals as well as people
occupied
vspopulated
2.8

A place like a house or flat where people live

focuses on presence of living beings rather than use or tenancy
settled
vspopulated
2.9

A place where people live permanently

refers to presence of living beings without implying how the place began

Antonyms

29 6.8

Empty and bleak with little life or shelter

20 4.0

A place with no people living there

Compounds

An area where many people live, like a city or town

How Populated

overcrowded
18 3.1
crowded
222 1.0
populated
2.5
uninhabited
20 4.0

Surface Forms

populated positive

Morphology

populated = populate (transparent) = populate + ed

A direct adjectival/past-participle form from the verb 'populate' meaning 'inhabited', which is straightforward for learners who know the verb.

Etymology

Populated comes from the Latin root popul- meaning 'people', the same root as the familiar word population. It originally meant 'filled with people', which is why we use it for places where people live.