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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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   Learn the meaning of population as a noun, with examples of usage and word history. Find out how population is related to other terms such as population explosion, population density, and population drift.

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

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   Population - 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.

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

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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.

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

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   Learn the meaning of population as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use population to refer to people, animals, statistics or groups of items.

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

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   6 days ago · 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). As with any biological population, the size of a human population is limited by.

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

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   Learn the meaning of population as a countable noun in different contexts, such as people, animals, or stars. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from various sources.