repopulation

pop·u·la·tion

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Definitions of repopulation word

noun repopulation the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 1
noun repopulation the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of fluorides to the drinking water. 1
noun repopulation the number or body of inhabitants in a place belonging to a specific social, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, or racial subgroup: the native population; the working-class population. 1
noun repopulation Statistics. any finite or infinite aggregation of individuals, not necessarily animate, subject to a statistical study. 1
noun repopulation Ecology. the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area. all the individuals of one species in a given area. 1
noun repopulation the act or process of populating: Population of the interior was hampered by dense jungles. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80, population is from the Late Latin word populātiōn- (stem of populātiō). See populate, -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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