populous
Americanadjective
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full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated.
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jammed or crowded with people.
There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve.
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forming or comprising a large number or quantity.
Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonpopulous adjective
- nonpopulously adverb
- nonpopulousness noun
- overpopulous adjective
- overpopulously adverb
- overpopulousness noun
- populously adverb
- populousness noun
- unpopulous adjective
- unpopulously adverb
- unpopulousness noun
Etymology
Origin of populous
1400–50; late Middle English populus < Latin populōsus. See people, -ous
Example Sentences
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India, the world's most populous nation with 1.4 billion people, is majority Hindu, but an estimated 220 million Indians are Muslim.
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Cotality continues to experience transaction delays from the recording office in Wayne County, the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, the report said.
India, the world's most populous nation, is the 10th largest market for Brazilian exports, with bilateral trade topping $15 billion in 2025.
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The world's most populous nation is already the 10th largest market for Brazilian exports, with bilateral trade topping $15 billion in 2025.
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Still, building custom AI tools could bring benefits to the world's most populous nation.
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