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populous

[ pop-yuh-luhs ]
/ ˈpɒp yə ləs /
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adjective

full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated.
jammed or crowded with people: There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve.
forming or comprising a large number or quantity: Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were.

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RELATED WORDS

numerous, crowded, various, populated, crawling, dense, jammed, legion, many, multifarious, multitudinous, occupied, settled, several, teeming, thick, voluminous, overpopulated

Nearby words

population pyramid, populism, populist, populist party, populist shop steward, populous, popé, por, por favor, porae, porangi

Origin of populous

1400–50; late Middle English populus < Latin populōsus. See people, -ous

Related forms

Can be confused

populace population populous
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British Dictionary definitions for populous

populous

/ (ˈpɒpjʊləs) /

adjective

containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated

Derived Forms

populously, adverbpopulousness, noun

Word Origin for populous

C15: from Late Latin populōsus
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