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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"
   • ▪ 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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   The meaning of POPULATION is the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. How to use population in a sentence.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PopulationPopulation - Wikipedia

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   Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the size of a resident population within a given jurisdiction.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOPULATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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

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   Sep 6, 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.

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

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   population. [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.

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   noun. the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of fluorides to the drinking water.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOPULATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 2. the body of inhabitants of a place. The population of the city opposes the addition of fluorides to the drinking water. 3. the number or body of inhabitants of a particular race or class in a place. the native population.

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

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    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. The entire population of the town was at the meeting. countries with aging populations ...

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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.

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    population meaning, definition, what is population: the number of people living in a particu...: Learn more.