populous
pronunciation
How to pronounce populous in British English:
UK [ˈpɒpjələs]
How to pronounce populous in American English:
US [ˈpɑpjələs]
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- Adjective:
- densely populated
Word Origin
- populous (adj.)
- early 15c., from post-classical Latin populosus "full of people, populous," from populus "people" (see people (n.)). Related: Populousness.
Example
- 1. The government survives thanks to two parties from populous uttar pradesh .
- 2. He needed to capture the populous eastern state to make up for potential losses elsewhere .
- 3. If facebook were a physical nation , it would now be the third-most populous on earth .
- 4. Before that , however , washington 's insistence on defending prosperous and populous allies risks bankrupting america .
- 5. In absolute numbers , rich and populous countries such as america , china and india keep the biggest militaries .