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population

pop·u·la·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pop-yuh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌpɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pop-yuh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌpɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of population word

  • noun population the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 1
  • noun population the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of fluorides to the drinking water. 1
  • noun population the number or body of inhabitants in a place belonging to a specific social, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, or racial subgroup: the native population; the working-class population. 1
  • noun population Statistics. any finite or infinite aggregation of individuals, not necessarily animate, subject to a statistical study. 1
  • noun population Ecology. the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area. all the individuals of one species in a given area. 1
  • noun population the act or process of populating: Population of the interior was hampered by dense jungles. 1

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Origin of population

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80, population is from the Late Latin word populātiōn- (stem of populātiō). See populate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Population

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

population popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

population usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for population

noun population

  • folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
  • menage — a domestic establishment; household.
  • nation — Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
  • citizenry — The people living in a country, state, or city can be referred to as the citizenry.
  • citizens — a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien).

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