Word Frequency
population (ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- sometimes functioning as plural all the persons inhabiting a country, city, or other specified place
- the number of such inhabitants
- sometimes functioning as plural all the people of a particular race or class in a specific area ⇒
the Chinese population of San Francisco
- the act or process of providing a place with inhabitants; colonization
- (ecology) a group of individuals of the same species inhabiting a given area
- (astronomy) either of two main groups of stars classified according to age and location. Population I consists of younger metal-rich hot white stars, many occurring in galactic clusters and forming the arms of spiral galaxies. Stars of population II are older, the brightest being red giants, and are found in the centre of spiral and elliptical galaxies in globular clusters
- Also called: universe (statistics) the entire finite or infinite aggregate of individuals or items from which samples are drawn
Synonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations including 'population'
"Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence only increases in an arithmetical ratio"
Translations for 'population'
- British English: population 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.ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən NOUN
- Arabic: عَدَدُ سُكَّان
- Brazilian Portuguese: população
- Chinese: 人口
- Croatian: stanovništvo
- Czech: populace
- Danish: befolkning
- Dutch: bevolking
- European Spanish: poblaciónhabitantes
- Finnish: väestö
- French: population
- German: Bevölkerung
- Greek: πληθυσμός
- Italian: popolazione
- Japanese: 人口
- Korean: 인구
- Norwegian: befolkning
- Polish: populacja
- Portuguese: população
- Romanian: populație populații
- Russian: население
- Spanish: poblaciónconjunto de personas que habitan un lugar
- Swedish: befolkning
- Thai: ประชากร
- Turkish: nüfus
- Ukrainian: населення
- Vietnamese: dân số
Example Sentences Including 'population'
However, demand is far outstripping supply in a town with a population of just 8,500.Country Life (2004)
In the population such information was rarely vital, except in the case of killers; on this block, matters stood otherwise.Stone City
Kathmandu, the country's capital with a population of 1.5 million, woke up to the news of the assassinations.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Members of the local population in Scotland have opened up their hearts willingly to offer support.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Possibly because she has the male population eating out of her hand.Death Speaks Softly
The sentiments expressed in it immediately entered the general consciousness of the population.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
There was no significant population centre for a dozen miles in any direction.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
There were also demonstrations in Syria and Jordan, where over half the population is of Palestinian origin.Irish Times (2002)
Westmeath has had significant population growth in recent years, rising to a current level of 72,000.Irish Times (2002)
Sponsored Links
Log in to comment on this word.
Comments