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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › populationPopulation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Sep 27, 2012 · The meaning of POPULATION is the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. How to use population in a sentence.

3. 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).

4. 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOPULATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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   Definition of population noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [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.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › populationPOPULATION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Population definition: the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.. See examples of POPULATION used in a sentence.

8. 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. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics.

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

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   The population of a place is the people who live there, or the number of people living there. The country has a population of about 110 million. American English : population / pɒpyəˈleɪʃən /

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › populationPopulation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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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

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of population – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    POPULATION definition: 1. the number of people living in a particular area: 2. all the people living in a particular…. Learn more.