depopulation
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulatedThe act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
» Surprisingly, the most serious consequences of rural depopulation are often felt in urban areas.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
Entvölkerung
обезлю́дениеobezljúdenije, депопуля́цияdepopuljácija
the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)
Examples
1 sentencesSurprisingly, the most serious consequences of rural depopulation are often felt in urban areas.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English depopulacion (also spelled depopulacyoun, depopolacion), borInherited from Middle English depopulacion (also spelled depopulacyoun, depopolacion), borrowed from Latin dēpopulātiō. By surface analysis, depopulate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: depopulations| Singular | depopulation |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable