populous
English
Etymology
First used in English in the mid 15th century; from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA(key): /ˈpɑpjələs/
- Homophone: populace
Adjective
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.
- Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.
Translations
having a large population
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densely populated
crowded with people
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