Definition of 'populous'

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populous

(pɒpjʊləs )

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A populous country or area has a lot of people living in it.

[formal]

Indonesia, with 216 million people, is the fourth most populous country in the world.

Synonyms: populated, crowded, packed, swarming More Synonyms of populous

populous in British English

(ˈpɒpjʊləs )

adjective

containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated

Derived forms

populously (ˈpopulously)

adverb

populousness (ˈpopulousness)

noun

Word origin

C15: from Late Latin populōsus

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populous in American English

(ˈpɑpjələs )

adjective

full of people; crowded or thickly populated

Derived forms

populously (ˈpopulously)

adverb

populousness (ˈpopulousness)

noun

Word origin

L populosus < populus, people

Examples of 'populous' in a sentence
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One is the most populous nation in the world.One is the most populous nation in the world.The results confirm the fact that coastal seas close to populous and industrialised areas are most impacted.Yet it is also the most populous city in Europe to lack its own permanent opera company.India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world.He has held together his vast and populous country over the past 30 years.For the past decade the world's most populous country was the main source of demand growth.One of my favourites involves listing the 20 most populous world cities beginning with a given letter.But where was the threat from the world 's most populous rugby nation?And yet all this could easily pale into insignificance if the world 's most populous country were to repeat its own history.

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populous

populous region

populous state

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populous

British English: populous ADJECTIVE /ˈpɒpjʊləs/

A populous country or area has a lot of people living in it.

It is the fourth most populous country in the world.

American English: populous /ˈpɒpyələs/
Brazilian Portuguese: populoso
Chinese: 人口众多的
European Spanish: poblado
French: peuplé
German: dicht besiedelt
Italian: popolato
Japanese: 人口密度の高い
Korean: 인구가 조밀한
European Portuguese: populoso
Latin American Spanish: poblado

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