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population
[pop-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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.
the number or body of inhabitants in a place belonging to a specific social, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, or racial subgroup: the working-class population.
the Native population
the working-class population.
Statistics.any finite or infinite aggregation of individuals, not necessarily animate, subject to a statistical study.
Ecology.
the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area.
all the individuals of one species in a given area.
the act or process of populating.
Population of the interior was hampered by dense jungles.
population
/ ˌɒʊˈɪʃə /
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
population
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area. Populations may be relatively small and closed, as on an island or in a valley, or they may be more diffuse and without a clear boundary between them and a neighboring population of the same species. For species that reproduce sexually, the members of a population interbreed either exclusively with members of their own population or, where populations intergrade, to a greater degree than with members of other populations.
See also deme
Other Word Forms
- populational adjective
- populationless adjective
- repopulation noun
- subpopulation noun
- superpopulation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of population1
Example Sentences
Israel’s National Security Council warned citizens against entering the country through its land borders with Jordan and Egypt — nations with decades-old peace treaties with Israel that have pro-Palestinian populations.
The Supreme Court has long held that law enforcement officers cannot detain people based on generalizations that would cast a wide net of suspicion on large segments of the law-abiding population.
Among the general population of American adults, 58% said they were concerned that regulation would be insufficient, while just 21% said that they were worried it might go too far.
His agency has been the core focus of the Israeli government's attempts to sever the relationship between the UN and Gaza's population, and it was this year banned from operating in Israel.
Mr Hodder adds that there is a high population density in Mogadishu - people driven into the city by drought and conflict.
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