population

A2
Pronunciation
/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/
/pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

Example Sentences
  • The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!
2 Definition

(by extension) The people with a given characteristic.

Example Sentences
  • India has the third-largest population of English-speakers in the world.
3 Definition

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

Example Sentences
  • The town’s population is only 243.
4 Definition

A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.

Example Sentences
  • A seasonal migration annually changes the populations in two or more biotopes drastically, many twice in opposite senses.
5 Definition

A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.

6 Definition

The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.

Example Sentences
  • John clicked the Search button and waited for the population of the list to complete.