What is "populous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does populous mean in English? Meaning of populous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "populous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "populous": densely populated

Adjective

Meaning: densely populated

Synonyms: populous thickly settled

Similar: inhabited

Pronunciation in US: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈpɒpjʊləs/

Adjective: 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. Victoria Fromkin, ‎Robert Rodman, ‎Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524: The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.Victoria Fromkin, ‎Robert Rodman, ‎Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524: The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.Densely populated. The Nile delta is a populous region.Crowded with people. Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.

Synonyms:

numerous, crowded, various, crawling, dense, jammed, legion, many, multifarious, multitudinous, occupied, settled, several, teeming, thick, voluminous, populated, heavily populated, multitudinal, overpopulated, peopled, swarming, thronged,

What is "populous" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "populous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "populous": densely populated

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