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populous
having many people; numerous; crowded
Not to be confused with:
populace – the common people; a population
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pop·u·lous
(pŏp′yə-ləs)adj.
Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population.
[Middle English, from Latin populōsus, from populus, the people; see popular.]
pop′u·lous·ly adv.
pop′u·lous·ness n.
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populous
(ˈpɒpjʊləs)adj
containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated
[C15: from Late Latin populōsus]
ˈpopulously adv
ˈpopulousness n
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pop•u•lous
(ˈpɒp yə ləs)adj.
1. containing many residents or inhabitants; heavily populated: a populous area.
2. jammed or crowded with people.
3. forming or comprising a large number or quantity; numerous.
pop′u•lous•ly, adv.
pop′u•lous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | populous - densely populated inhabited - having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth" |
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populous
adjective populated, crowded, packed, swarming, thronged, teeming, heavily populated, overpopulated Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
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Translations
مُزْدَحِم بالسُّكّان
lidnatý
folkerig
népes
òéttbÿll; margmennur
ľudnatý
kalabalaık
populous
[ˈpɒpjʊləs] ADJ → populosothe most populous city in the world → la ciudad más populosa del mundo
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populous
[ˈpɒpjʊləs] adj [city] → populeux/eusepop-up book n → livre m animé (avec pliages qui s'ouvrent)pop-up menu n → menu m (qui s'affiche à l'écran sur commande)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
populous
adj country → dicht besiedelt; town, area also → mit vielen Einwohnern, einwohnerstark
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populate
(ˈpopjuleit) verb (usually in passive) to fill with people. That part of the world used to be populated by wandering tribes.
ˌpopuˈlation noun the people living in a particular country, area etc. the population of London is 8 million; a rapid increase in population.
ˈpopulous adjective full of people. a populous area.
population is singular: The population of the city increases in the summer .
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