populous

English

Etymology

Populous was first coined in the English language in the mid 15th century and stems from the circa 160 AD Latin term populosus meaning "full of people, populous."

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒpjʊləs/, SAMPA: /"pQpjUl@s/
• (US) enPR: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA: /ˈpɑpjələs/, SAMPA: /"pApj@l@s/
• Homophones: populace

Adjective

populous (comparative more populous, superlative most populous)

1. Having a large population

   China is the most populous country of the World.

2. Densely populated.

   The Nile delta is a populous region.

3. Crowded with people.

   Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.

Translations

having a large population

Chinese: Mandarin: 人口稠密 (zh) (rénkǒu chóumì), 人口多 (zh) (rénkǒu duō) Finnish: väkirikas (fi), runsasväkinen (fi) French: populeux (fr)

German: volkreich (de) Japanese: 人口の多い (ja) (じんこうのおおい, jinkō-no ōi) Russian: густонаселённый (ru) (gustonaseljónnyj), многолюдный (ru) (mnogoljúdnyj)

densely populated

Finnish: tiheästi asuttu (fi)

crowded with people

Finnish: ruuhkainen (fi)

Noun

populous

1. Alternative spelling of populace. Populous is primarily a US /Canadian misspelling of populace .