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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pop•u•la•tion /ˌpɑpyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the total number of persons, animals, or other living things living in a country, city, etc.: [countable]a population of over 2 billion people.[uncountable]a definite decrease in population.
- the people living in a place:[uncountable]The population is completely terrorized by the secret police.
- the (number of) people living in an area that are of a particular race, class, or group:[uncountable]the working-class population.
- Statistics any collection of things or individuals being studied, as in statistics:[countable]a sample population of six hundred raccoons.
See -pop-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pop•u•la•tion (pop′yə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the total number of persons 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 of a particular race or class in a place:the native population; the working-class population.
- Statisticsany finite or infinite aggregation of individuals, not necessarily animate, subject to a statistical study.
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- 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.
- Late Latin populātiōn- (stem of populātiō). See populate, -ion
- 1570–80
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