Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of people; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
- Numerous; multitudinous.
- Pleasing or acceptable to the people; popular.
- Suited to the populace; coarse; vulgar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
- adjective obsolete Popular; famous.
- adjective obsolete Common; vulgar.
- adjective obsolete Numerous; in large number.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a large
population - adjective
Densely populated . - adjective Crowded with people.
- noun Alternative spelling of
populace . Populous is primarily a US /Canadian misspelling of populace .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective densely populated
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At Aginis he entered the Pasi-Tigris, but he proceeded only about nine miles to a village which he describes as populous and flourishing; here he determined to wait, till he received further information respecting the exact route of the army.
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What is life like in populous cities and remote towns villages?
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Come campaign season, however, the Baltimore politicians fall over each other wooing voters in populous Montgomery and Prince George's counties and other Washington suburbs.
First Click, Maryland:Taking credit for Md. slots a political crapshoot Aaron C. Davis 2010
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Come campaign season, however, the Baltimore politicians fall over each other wooing voters in populous Montgomery and Prince George's counties and other Washington suburbs.
O'Malley, Ehrlich need to clarify promises on local issues Robert McCartney 2010
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In addition the congressional races, there are also 37 governor's races being decided, including contests in populous states such as California, New York, Texas, Florida Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Voters cast their ballots in 2010 elections Michael A. Fletcher 2010
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Most people believe that the Aurora populous is just a bunch of low class losers with no education and no ambition to improve anything.
Health Reform | Obama's New Strategy, Democrats, Republicans 2009
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The radio spot - running in populous northern Virginia, home to the bulk of the state's moderate and independent voters - features a man and a woman chatting about the Virginia governor's race.
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In addition to congressional races, there are also 37 governor's races being decided, including contests in populous states such as California, New York, Texas, Florida Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Republicans win House majority; Democrats retain Senate majority Chris Cillizza 2010
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The most populous is American Fork, Utah, with 27,064 residents.
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While hypnotic powers are dubious, there can be no doubt that a significant portion of the populous is mesmerized by Obama's rhetorical skills.
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