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Webster 1913 Edition
Populous
Pop′u-lous
,Adj.
[L.
populosus
, fr. populus
people: cf. F. populeux
.] 1.
Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
Heaven, yet
Number sufficient to possess her realms.
populous
, retainsNumber sufficient to possess her realms.
Milton.
2.
Popular; famous.
[Obs.]
J. Webster.
3.
Common; vulgar.
[Obs.]
Arden of Feversham.
4.
Numerous; in large number.
[Obs.]
“The dust . . . raised by your populous troops.” Shak.
Pop′u-lous-ly
, adv.
Pop′u-lous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Populous
POP'ULOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
populous
populous
English
Adjective
populous (comparative more populous, superlative most populous)
- Having a large population.
- China is the most populous country in the world.
- (of a language) Spoken by a large number of people.
- Chinese is the most populous language.
- Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524:
- The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.
- Densely populated.
- The Nile delta is a populous region.
- Crowded with people.
- Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.
Translations
having a large population
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crowded with people
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