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    populous
    /ˈpɒpjʊləs/

    adjective

    • 1. having a large population; densely populated: "the populous city of Shanghai"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOPULOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    POPULOUS definition: 1. A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it: 2. A populous country…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › populousPopulous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : densely populated. b. : having a large population. 2. a. : numerous. b. : filled to capacity. populously adverb. populousness noun. Did you know? With a metropolitan area of more than 20 million people, Mexico City could be called the world's second or third most populous city.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOPULOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    POPULOUS meaning: 1. A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it: 2. A populous country…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOPULOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A populous country or area has a lot of people living in it. It is the fourth most populous country in the world. American English : populous / ˈpɒpyələs /

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpopulous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of populous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated. jammed or crowded with people: There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve. Synonyms: teeming, packed. forming or comprising a large number or quantity: Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were. populous. / ˈpɒpjʊləs /

  8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › populouspopulous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · Adjective. [edit] populous (comparative more populous, superlative most populous) Having a large population. China is the most populous country in the world. (of a language) Spoken by a large number of people. Chinese is the most populous language. Densely populated. The Nile delta is a populous region. Crowded with people.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › populousPopulous - definition of populous by The Free Dictionary

    1. containing many residents or inhabitants; heavily populated: a populous area. 2. jammed or crowded with people. 3. forming or comprising a large number or quantity; numerous. [1400–50; late Middle English populus < Latin populōsus. See people, -ous] pop′u•lous•ly, adv. pop′u•lous•ness, n.

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    populous meaning, definition, what is populous: a populous area has a large population i...: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOPULOUS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    POPULOUS meaning: A populous area has a lot of people living in it: . Learn more.