population

Definition

The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin populatio (“a people, multitude”), as if a noun of action from Classical Latin populus, equivalent to populate + -ion. Doublet of poblacion.

Example Sentences

• "The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"
• "“Panicology” considers the evidence on both sides of a large number of worries that have beset the industrialized world in modern times, including the “population crisis” (now one of underpopulation that threatens the wealth and health of aging populations in countries like Italy and Russia)[…]"
• "India has the third-largest population of English-speakers in the world."

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