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   /ˌpäpyəˈlāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country: "the island has a population of about 78,000"
   • ▪ a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country: "a city with a large student population"
   • ▪ the specified extent or degree to which an area is or has been populated: "areas of sparse population"
   • ▪ the action of populating an area.
   • ▪ a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs.
   • ▪ a finite or infinite collection of items under consideration.
   • ▪ each of three groups (designated I, II, and III) into which stars can be approximately divided on the basis of their manner of formation.

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › populationPOPULATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Population definition: the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.. See examples of POPULATION used in a sentence.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOPULATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   POPULATION meaning: 1. all the people living in a particular country, area, or place: 2. all the people or animals of…. Learn more.

5. www.britannica.com › science › population-biology-and-anthropologyPopulation | Definition, Trends, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 13, 2024 · population, in human biology, the whole number of inhabitants occupying an area (such as a country or the world) and continually being modified by increases (births and immigrations) and losses ( deaths and emigrations). As with any biological population, the size of a human population is limited by the supply of food, the effect of diseases ...

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpopulation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of population noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOPULATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃ ə n / us. population noun (NUMBER) Add to word list. B1. the number of people living in a particular area: What's the population of Brazil? Fewer examples. The population of the region was swollen by refugees from across the border. The project tracks the effects of population growth on the area.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpopulation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˌpɑpyəˈleɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] all the people who live in a particular area, city, or country; the total number of people who live there One third of the world's population consumes two thirds of the world's resources.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › populationPopulation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   POPULATION meaning: 1 : the number of people who live in a place often + of often used before another noun; 2 : a group of people or animals of a particular kind that live in a place.