population

CEFRB1

/ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    All the people or animals living in a particular place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

Examples

  • By the year 2020, the population of our city will have doubled.

  • The city's population has grown significantly over the last decade.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • /ˌpɒp.juːˈleɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The people with a given characteristic.

  2. The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

  3. The number of living cells in a pattern.

More examples

In context

  • We debated on the question of world population.

  • India has the third-largest population of English-speakers in the world.

  • The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!

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Origin

noun

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.