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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. 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.

3. 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.

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   noun. the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of fluorides to the drinking water.

5. en.m.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.

6. www.britannica.com › science › population-biology-and-anthropologyPopulation | Definition, Trends, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jul 2, 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).

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

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   population. [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. The country has a total population of 65 million.

8. www.statista.com › statistics-glossary › definitionPopulation | Statista

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   Definition Population. In statistics, a population is the number of statistical units sharing at least one common property that is of interest in a statistical...

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

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   The population of a country or area is all the people who live in it. ...the annual rate of population growth. ...the local population. If you refer to a particular type of population in a country or area, you are referring to all the people or animals of that type there.

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 › us › dictionaryPOPULATION definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    the number of people living in a particular area: What's the population of Brazil? Fewer examples. The population of the region was swollen by refugees from across the border. The project tracks the effects of population growth on the area. A third of the population has been classified as poor.