population
noun/ˌpɑːpjuˈleɪʃn/
Слово англійською: population
Переклад population українською: насе́лення (лю́ди), густота́ насе́лення
Детальний опис
- [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there
- One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources.
- The country has a total population of 65 million.
- The entire population of the town was at the meeting.
- countries with ageing populations
- Muslims make up 55 per cent of the population.
- an increase in population
- areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live)
- The population is increasing at about 6 per cent per year.
- The general population was/were against the measures.
- population growth/density
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area
- the adult/student/working population
- the rural/urban population
- The disease is relatively uncommon in the general population.
- The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise.
- The civilian population has/have been badly affected by the war.
- Oil spillages are disastrous for fish populations.
- (statistics) a collection of items being statistically analysed
- When populations are small, random events can lead them to behave atypically.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.
Wordfinder
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