population
noun
the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
populations
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pluralof population.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With 548 people awaiting execution in California, the state has one of the largest death row populations in the world.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
None of these populations have yielded DNA, and until today none had yielded any molecular data at all.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The act would have required certain nonprofit community health clinics serving low-income and medically underserved populations to spend at least 90% of their annual revenue on health care services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
To give the species a fighting chance, genetic researchers have cloned ferrets from preserved tissue samples to introduce fresh genetic diversity into captive populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Whereas chiefdoms’ populations range from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands, the populations of most modern states exceed one million, and China’s exceeds one billion.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
