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populous
[ pop-yuh-luhs ]
adjective
- 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: ,
- forming or comprising a large number or quantity:
Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were.
populous
/ ˈɒʊə /
adjective
- containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated
Derived Forms
- ˈDZܱdzܲ, adverb
- ˈDZܱdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DZu·dzܲ· adverb
- DZu·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·DZu·dzܲ adjective
- non·DZu·dzܲ· adverb
- non·DZu·dzܲ·Ա noun
- v·DZu·dzܲ adjective
- over·DZu·dzܲ· adverb
- over·DZu·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·DZu·dzܲ adjective
- un·DZu·dzܲ· adverb
- un·DZu·dzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of populous1
Example Sentences
Istanbul is Turkey's most populous city and home to 16 million people - a fifth of the country's residents.
India, the world's most populous country, only has a handful of female skaters.
County does have extensive resources far above that of any small city, there’s no avoiding the fact that Altadena is one small community in the most populous in the country, Sonenshein said.
China plans to reduce the number of Hollywood films playing in the populous country amid escalating trade tensions, reducing access to what was once a vital market for U.S. blockbusters.
After Trump threatened this week to increase tariffs on the world’s second-most populous country, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce said it would “fight to the end.”
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