population
noun
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Definition of population
1a
: the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
b
: the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole
c
: the total of particles at a particular energy level
—used especially of atoms in a laser
2
: the act or process of populating
3a
: a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common
b(1)
: the organisms inhabiting a particular locality
(2)
: a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins
4
: a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement
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Other Words from population
populational
\ 藢p盲-py蓹-藞l膩-shn蓹l
, -sh蓹-n岬妉 \
adjective
, -sh蓹-n岬妉 \
adjective
Examples of population in a Sentence
The world's population has increased greatly.
The city has experienced an increase in population.
There has been a sharp reduction in the bat population in this region.
the rural population of America
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Corrections officials reported that the alleged attacker has been identified and has been segregated from the rest of the prison population pending an investigation. — Don Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, "Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan stable after prison stabbing," 31 Aug. 2019 An election in a state like Brandenburg, population 2.5m, would usually struggle to catch the nation鈥檚 attention. — The Economist, "Elections in the east test Germany鈥檚 creaky unity government," 31 Aug. 2019 And moreover, how much attention should the press continue to grant the DNA test as opposed to her Indian Country platform鈥攐r, for that matter, the ongoing issues facing Native populations? — Nick Martin, The New Republic, "Who Gets to Say If Warren鈥檚 Apology to Cherokee Nation Is Enough?," 30 Aug. 2019 In San Diego County, about half of hate crimes are based on race or ethnicity, about 27 percent targeted the LGBTQ population and about 18 percent targeted victims because of their religion. — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Hate crimes cataloged: Five years of malice and spite in San Diego County," 30 Aug. 2019 Fifth-graders from the elementary schools and sixth-graders from the middle school will make up the new school's student population. — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "More than 1,200 attend dedication for new Silver Spring Intermediate School," 30 Aug. 2019 Some accused the town of showing favoritism to Hasidic residents at the expense of the secular population. — Rebecca Liebson, New York Times, "Uproar Over Anti-Semitic Video Produced by Republicans in N.Y. County," 30 Aug. 2019 Industry analyst Adams said typically the consumer population for marijuana expands by 10 times when adult-use is legalized. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "What legalizing recreational marijuana would mean for Florida," 30 Aug. 2019 And when the quokka population grows once more with the new births, the island will have selfies, in part, to thank. — Justin Curto, PEOPLE.com, "How Selfies with Quokkas on Rottnest Island Are Helping the Quokka Population Bounce Back," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'population.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for population
population
noun
English Language Learners Definition of population
: the number of people who live in a place
: a group of people or animals of a particular kind that live in a place
See the full definition for population in the English Language Learners Dictionary
population
noun
pop路u路la路tion
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Kids Definition of population
1
: the whole number of people living in a country, city, or area
2
: a group of people or animals living in a certain place
the deer population
population
noun
pop路u路la路tion
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Medical Definition of population
1
: the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
2a
: a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common
b(1)
: the organisms inhabiting a particular locality
(2)
: a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins
3
: a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement
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