Population - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpɑːpjʊˈleɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word population
Brit.  |pɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word population

noun

- the people who inhabit a territory or state
the population seemed to be well fed and clothed
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
they hired hunters to keep down the deer population
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn (syn: universe)
it is an estimate of the mean of the population
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade
the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals

Extra examples

The world's population has increased greatly.

The city has experienced an increase in population.

There has been a sharp reduction in the bat population in this region.

The rural population of America

India has a population of more than 1 billion.

Most of the world's population doesn't get enough to eat.

South Florida has a large Jewish population.

Which city has the largest population?

Her policies are supported by a large part of the population.

The world's population continues to grow.

The illness affects less than one percent of the population.

Ads that target one section of the population

A natural increase in the population

The country has a total population of about 100 million.

The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.

Word forms

noun
singular: population
plural: populations
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