populous

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Normally, people described by 3 or 4 would be enough to expand the community gradually, by the populous is already saturated with the first two.

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  1. adjective Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population.

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  • As we see more corruption in our governments and less heroics from the common populous, our entertainment reflects it. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • It makes for a happier populous, a better relationship between citizens and law enforcement, lower cost, and less true crime. on 01 / 24 / 2009, -6 / +1Populace. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • While populous, the 100 districts covered by the database are just a sliver of the nearly 15,000 school districts nationwide, noted David Schlein, a senior policy analyst of labor economics in the National Education Association's collective bargaining and membership-advocacy wing. —  Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  • Indian Point (pictured above) is situated about 25 miles from New York City, a rather populous area, eh? —  Dandelion Salad
  • Georgia Tech has a vast Korean populous, as does Doraville and Duluth. —  Talking Chop
 

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  1. Middle English, from Latin populōsus, from populus, the people; see popular.

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  1. from French populeux = Spanish Portuguese populoso = Italian populoso, popoloso, from Latin populosus, full of people, populous, from populus, people: see people.
 

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/ˈpɑpjuləs/
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