populousness
- a word derived from populous.
Example Sentences
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The white one-storied houses are dotted thickly among all this cultivation, giving evidence of great populousness in this primitive paradise—so far removed away from the world, and so little resorted to by commerce.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael
Per contra, Wallace, On the Numbers of Mankind in Ancient and Modern Times, in which the superior populousness of antiquity is maintained, 1753.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
Hence, a principal argument assigned for the populousness of this country is, the millions buried in these tumuli, the bones of which, in a tolerable state of preservation, are supposed to be exhibited upon excavation.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
The general air of Auxerre is ancient and respectable; but conveys no ideas of populousness or commerce.
From Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 by Hughes, John
The God of Mohammed without a rival is invoked in the mosques of Thyatira and Pergamus; and the populousness of Smyrna is supported by the foreign trade of the Franks and Armenians.
From The Revelation Explained by Smith, F. G. (Frederick George)
