populous

CEFRB2

/ˈpɒpjʊləs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a large number of people living there.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Densely populated.

Examples

  • No city in Europe is as populous as Tokyo.

  • San Francisco is only one-tenth as populous as New York.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɔp(j)ʊləs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Spoken by a large number of people.

  2. Having a large population.

  3. Crowded with people.

More examples

In context

  • China is the most populous country in the world.

  • The Nile delta is a populous region.

  • Chinese is the most populous language.

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Origin

adjective

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).