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单词 populous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pop•u•lous /ˈpɑpyələs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. containing many people;
    heavily populated:a populous area.
pop•u•lous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -pop-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pop•u•lous  (pop′yə ləs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. full of residents or inhabitants, as a region;
    heavily populated.
  2. jammed or crowded with people:There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve.
  3. forming or comprising a large number or quantity:Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were.
  • Latin populōsus. See people, -ous
  • late Middle English populus 1400–50
pop′u•lous•ly, adv. 
pop′u•lous•ness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged swarming, packed, teeming.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
populous /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ adj
  1. containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin populōsus

ˈpopulously adv ˈpopulousness n
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