population
- nounADJECTIVE▪ dense, large▪ small, sparse▪ overall, total▪
The country has a total population of 65 million.
▪ growing▪the growing Hispanic population in the United States
▪ global, local, national, world▪ indigenous, native▪ immigrant▪ resident▪ adult, ageing/aging, elderly, young, youthful▪ female, male▪ black, white▪ Hispanic, Latino, etc.▪ active, working▪Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries.
▪ student▪ civil, civilian▪ prison, school▪ rural, urban▪ homeless▪ general▪The general population was against the measures.
▪ natural▪natural populations of plants and animals
▪ diverse, heterogeneous▪a diverse population of over 100 nationalities
▪ human▪plagues that can destroy human populations
▪ bird, fish, plant, etc.▪ breeding▪The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia.
POPULATION + VERB▪ be sth, stand at sth▪The population now stands at about 4 million.
▪ reach sth▪ exceed sth▪ double, grow, increase, rise▪ fluctuate▪The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.
▪ decline, decrease, dwindle, fall, shrink▪ comprise sth, consist of sth▪ inhabit, live, reside▪The majority of the population lives in these two towns.
▪A quarter of the population was residing in rural areas.
▪ age▪As populations age, funding retirement becomes more expensive.
POPULATION + NOUN▪ levels, size▪ density▪ data, estimate, figures, projections, statistics, trends▪No reliable population estimates exist.
▪ study▪ growth, increase▪India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.
▪ boom, explosion▪the population boom which followed World War Two
▪ decline, decrease, loss, reduction▪ change, movement, shift▪the major factors of population change
▪huge population shifts within metropolitan regions
▪ control▪research in matters of sexual health and population control
▪ census, survey▪ centre/center▪major population centres/centers along the coast
PHRASES▪ a decline in population, an increase in population▪ the growth of population▪The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.
▪ per head of population (esp. BrE)▪The income per head of population was under £1 000 per annum.
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population — [ pɔpylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • populacion mil. XVIIIe; repris de l angl.; 1335 « peuplement » rare; bas lat. populatio, de populus « peuple » 1 ♦ Ensemble des personnes qui habitent un espace, une terre. La population du globe, de la France, d une ville … Encyclopédie Universelle
population — pop‧u‧la‧tion [ˌpɒpjˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌpɑː ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the number of people who live in a particular country or area: • a city with a population of over 2 million • Hong Kong s rapid growth in population 2. [countable usually… … Financial and business terms
Population — Pop u*la tion, n. [L. populatio: cf. F. population.] 1. The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Population — steht für: fachsprachlich veraltet: Bevölkerung eine Gruppe von Individuen einer Art (Tiere und Pflanzen), die zur gleichen Zeit am selben Ort leben und sich miteinander fortpflanzen können, siehe Population (Biologie) in der Statistik für die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
population — 1570s, from L.L. populationem (5c., nom. populatio) a people, multitude, as if a noun of action from L. populus people. Population explosion is first attested 1953 … Etymology dictionary
population — [päp΄yə lā′shən] n. [LL populatio] 1. a) all the people in a country, region, etc. b) the number of these c) a (specified) part of the people in a given area [the Japanese population of Hawaii] 2. a populating or being populated … English World dictionary
population — population. См. популяция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Population — (v. lat.), 1) Bevölkerung, s.d.; 2) die gesammten Einwohner eines Landes, einer Provinz od. eines Ortes. Daher Populationistik, Bevölkerungsstatistik, s. u. Bevölkerung B); Populationisten, in England Gegner des Malthus, welcher gegen die… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Population — (spätlat.), Bevölkerung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Population — Populātion (lat.), Bevölkerung (s.d.); Populationístik, s. Bevölkerungstheorie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Population — Population, Bevölkerung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
