population
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- noun
- /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
:
población
- By the time the walls were built, the cities' populations had grown much larger.
- the general population
- population growth
- population density
The two key building blocks of power are population size and wealth.
- The two key building blocks of power are population size and wealth.
- In the northeast, the population was mostly loyal to Britain.
- Using drugs to control a population is a very ancient practice.
- So how long will the Russian population, you know, agree to this?
- You can pretty much accustom a population to almost anything.
- Half of the world's adult population will have a period once a month.
- It's a nice to infect the population with my demon seed.
- And by the, the, the, the population became quite mixed.
- when the general population really, really gets
Examples
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According to the World Water Council, the world's population has tripled in the 20th century.
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How can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet?
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So how long will the Russian population, you know, agree to this?
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What do you figure the population is?
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But there is a portion of the American population that can be reached.
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As of 2008, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas.
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Indeed, only 20% of the general adult population of South Africa knows their HIV status.
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In the northeast, the population was mostly loyal to Britain.
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We found that random patrols helped the local population to feel safer and to trust us.
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The population of the city has increased significantly over the last decade.
Synonyms
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5.7
People who live in a country or area
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A United Nations group that gives advice about population size and growth worldwide
- Specialized
Controlling how many and which possible answers a computer program keeps during a search
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Population comes from the old Latin root popul- meaning 'people', the same idea behind popular and 'people'. So a population is simply the group of people who live in a place.