population (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/
Definition
The number of people or animals living in a particular place.
Examples
The population of the country is over 300 million.
Scientists are studying the decline in the local frog population.
A large population of students attends this university.
How to Use population
- population of X (prepositional phrase)
- Specifies the place or group to which the population refers. — "The population of London is over 8 million."
- population growth (collocation)
- The increase in the number of people or animals in a specific area. — "We are concerned about the rate of population growth."
- population density (collocation)
- The number of people or animals per unit area. — "Tokyo has a very high population density."
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