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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He added that, for now, Latin America's second-most populous country after Brazil was not considering banning mobile devices in public schools.
From Barron's
Dozens of tankers, which supply fuel across Pakistan, were seen parked at the side of the road on Tuesday at depots near Lahore, the capital of Punjab, the country's most populous province.
From Barron's
The world’s most populous country is looking at how it can become an artificial-intelligence power without breaking the bank.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is home to a large Christian population, particularly in the south of the country.
From BBC
India, the world's most populous nation with 1.4 billion people, is majority Hindu, but an estimated 220 million Indians are Muslim.
From Barron's
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