población

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Formed from poblar +‎ -ción, or a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnem from Latin populus (people).

Noun

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población f (plural poblaciones)

  1. population
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Formed from poblar +‎ -ción, or a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin populātiōnem from Latin populus (people).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /poblaˈθjon/ [po.β̞laˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poblaˈsjon/ [po.β̞laˈsjõn]
  • Audio (Mexico):(file)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: po‧bla‧ción

Noun

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población f (plural poblaciones)

  1. population (of a geographical region, a country, etc.)
  2. town, village
    Synonyms: aldea, poblado, pueblo
  3. (Chile) a low to middle-class neighborhood, usually in the periphery of a city or borough; a slum
  4. (Philippines) a town center, or the barangay where one is located

Derived terms

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