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    Pop·u·la·tion
    /ˌpäpyəˈlāSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country: "the island has a population of about 78,000"
  2. Population definition: the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.. See examples of POPULATION used in a sentence.

  3. Add to word list. [ S or U ] the number of people living in a particular country, area, or town: a population of 12,000/175,000/13 million, etc. With a population of 2.1 million, it is the country's 25th largest metropolitan area. We've seen a slow but steady decline in population over the years.

  4. 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.

  5. [countable + singular or plural verb, 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/consume two thirds of the world’s resources. The country has a total population of 65 million. The entire population of the town was at the meeting.

  6. 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.

  7. 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. Definition of population noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. population. 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.

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