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    population
    /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. all the inhabitants of a particular place: "the island has a population of about 78,000"
    • 2. a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs: "fluctuations in populations of voles and lemmings"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOPULATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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

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

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

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

    [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. The entire population of the town was at the meeting.

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

    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.

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

    noun. uk / ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃ ə n / us. population noun (NUMBER) Add to word list. B1. 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.

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

    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. Etymology.

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

    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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpopulation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˌpɑpyəˈleɪʃn/ [countable, 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 two thirds of the world's resources.

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

    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.