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   population

   /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. all the inhabitants of a particular place: "the island has a population of about 78,000"
   • ▪ a particular group or type of people living in a place: "a city with a large student population"
   • ▪ the extent to which an area is or has been populated: "areas of sparse population"
   • ▪ the action of populating a place.
   • 2. a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs: "fluctuations in populations of voles and lemmings"
   • 3. a finite or infinite collection of items under consideration.
   • 4. each of three groups (designated I, II, and III) into which stars can be approximately divided on the basis of their manner of formation: "the motions of Population II objects"

   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. 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.

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

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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.

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

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   Population 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 .

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › populationpopulation - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of population noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. 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.

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

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   7 meanings: 1. all the persons inhabiting a country, city, or other specified place 2. the number of such inhabitants 3. all.... Click for more definitions.

8. 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.