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depopulated
de·pop·u·late D0143800 (dē-pŏp′yə-lāt′)tr.v. de·pop·u·lat·ed, de·pop·u·lat·ing, de·pop·u·lates To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation.
[Latin dēpopulāri, dēpopulāt-, to lay waste : dē-, de- + populārī, to ravage (from populus, people, throng).]
de·pop′u·la′tion n.de·pop′u·la′tor n.depopulated (diːˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd) adj (Human Geography) (of a place) reduced in populationThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | depopulated - having lost inhabitants as by war or disease; "the 15th century plagues left vast areas of Europe depopulated"uninhabited - not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses" |
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