Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having a large population.

    China is the most populous country in the world.

    volkreich, bevölkerungsreich, bevölkert

    густонаселённыйgustonaseljónnyj, многолю́дныйmnogoljúdnyj

  2. Spoken by a large number of people.

    Chinese is the most populous language.

    häufig gesprochen, weit verbreitet

  3. Densely populated.

    The Nile delta is a populous region.

    dichtbevölkert, (dicht) bevölkert, (dicht) besiedelt

    densely populated

  4. Crowded with people.

    Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.

    menschenüberfüllt

Examples

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  1. My country is populous.

    Моя країна густонаселена.

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  2. Algeria is already a populous country.

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  3. What is the world's most populous country?

    deWelches ist das bevölkerungsreichste Land der Welt?

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  4. Algiers is our country's most populous metropolitan area.

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  5. Algiers is our country's most populous urban area.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a large population:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
having a large population:
spoken by a large number of people:
densely populated:
crowded with people:

Origin

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, popu

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).

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Forms

more populous, most populous
Comparativemore populous Lesson
Superlativemost populous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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