Population - p oh p y uw l ey sh ax n
All the inhabitants of a particular town
The population of Southampton is now over 300,000
Definition noun
the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
the body of inhabitants of a place
the number or body of inhabitants in a place belonging to a specific social, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, or racial subgroup
Statistics. any finite or infinite aggregation of individuals, not necessarily animate, subject to a statistical study.
Ecology.
1. the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area.
2. all the individuals of one species in a given area.
the act or process of populating
Synonyms for Population on Thesaurus.com
community, culture, people, populace, public, society, state, citizenry, denizens, dwellers, folk, natives
Dictionary Entries near population
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First known use
First recorded in 1612
