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populous

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpɑːpjələs/ · UK /ˈpɒpjʊləs/

populous means: A country or place like this has a large number of people living there.

adjective

MANY RESIDENTSC1

A country or place like this has a large number of people living there.

  • It is a populous country.
  • The capital is the nation's most populous city.
  • Several populous states supported the proposal.

Similar words: heavily populated

Common phrases: populous country, populous city, most populous state

DENSE POPULATIONC1

A place like this has many people living close together.

  • They live in a populous district.
  • The river passes through a populous valley.
  • New housing spread across this already populous region.

Similar words: densely populated

Opposites: sparsely populated

Common phrases: populous district, populous region, populous neighborhood

MANY SPEAKERSC2

A language like this is spoken by a large number of people.

  • The survey compares several populous languages.
  • A populous language may have many regional forms.
  • The report ranks populous languages by their numbers of native speakers.

Similar words: widely spoken

Common phrases: populous language, most populous languages

CROWDEDC2

Full of people gathered together.

  • They crossed the populous square.
  • By noon, the market was populous and noisy.
  • She sought a quiet corner beyond the populous hall.

Similar words: crowded, busy

Opposites: empty, deserted

Common phrases: populous street, populous market, populous hall

Questions about populous

What does populous mean?

A country or place like this has a large number of people living there.

What is populous in other languages?

Türkçe: kalabalık · Español: populoso · Français: peuplé · Deutsch: bevölkerungsreich · Italiano: popoloso · 日本語: 人口の多い

How do you pronounce populous?

In American English /ˈpɑːpjələs/; in British English /ˈpɒpjʊləs/.

How do you use populous in a sentence?

It is a populous country. The capital is the nation's most populous city.

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