populous
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populous
- /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ UK
- /ˈpɑpjələs/ US
- /ˈpɔp(j)ʊləs/ South Asia
Sounds like populace (most accents)
Where it comes from
First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).
adjective more populous · most populous
- Having a large population. China is the most populous country in the world.
- Spoken by a large number of people. Chinese is the most populous language.
- Densely populated. The Nile delta is a populous region.
- Crowded with people. Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inhabited, thickly settled, populated, population, settled, large, overcrowded, congested, crowded, overpopulated, dense, teeming, packed, crammed, jam-packed, jammed
Translations
Every language
adj having a large population
| Español | poblado, populoso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 人口の多い jinkō-no ōi |
| 中文 | 人口稠密 rénkǒu chóumì, 人口多 rénkǒu duō |
| Português | populoso |
| Français | populeux |
| Deutsch | volkreich, bevölkerungsreich, bevölkert |
| Italiano | popoloso, popolosa |
| Ελληνικά | πολυάνθρωπος polyánthropos |
| Русский | густонаселённый gustonaseljónnyj, многолю́дный mnogoljúdnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đông, đông đảo |
adj spoken by a large number of people
| Deutsch | häufig gesprochen, weit verbreitet |
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adj densely populated
| Deutsch | dichtbevölkert, (dicht) bevölkert, (dicht) besiedelt |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | πυκνοκατοικημένος pyknokatoikiménos |
adj crowded with people
| Deutsch | menschenüberfüllt |
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Talk about this word "populous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/populous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. populous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/populous "populous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/populous.Cite this
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title = {populous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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