Pronunciation: /pɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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1all the inhabitants of a particular place: the island has a population of about 78,000
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[with adjective or noun modifier] a particular group or type of people living in a place: measures to speed up integration of the country’s immigrant population
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[mass noun, with adjective] the extent to which an area is or has been populated: areas of sparse population
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[mass noun] the action of populating a place.
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2 Biology a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs: fluctuations in populations of voles and lemmings
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3 Statistics a finite or infinite collection of items under consideration.
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4 Astronomy each of three groups (designated I, II, and III) into which stars can be approximately divided on the basis of their manner of formation: the motions of Population II objects
