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population

/ˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Population means: (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn.

Synonyms for population1

noun, as in (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

universe

What does population mean?5

noun

1

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn“it is an estimate of the mean of the population”

2

the people who inhabit a territory or state“the population seemed to be well fed and clothed”

3

a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area“they hired hunters to keep down the deer population”

4

the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)“people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade”

5

the act of populating (causing to live in a place)“he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with population?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for population, grouped by syllable

Population in a sentence

  • In metro cities, the local population mingles freely with visitors.gauravjiii
  • According to statistics, world population is on the rise.Zaksocool
  • The region is small, but has a large population.mailohilohi
  • The local population earns income from fishing, raising livestock, and sales of handicrafts.The_World_Factbook
  • As the majority of the population revolted against the mayor, he abandoned his position.espamatics
  • Algeria's population counts forty million people, most of whom are young.Amastan
  • The ray population exploded, and the scallop fisheries were decimated.Cangarejo
  • If needed goods are not supplied to the cities, population and markets decline.CM

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Forms of population

as a noun

plural
populations