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pop|u|la|tion: pop|u|la|tion «_POP yuh LAY shuhn», noun.

1. the people of a city, country, or district: »The impending over-population of the earth can be prevented only by a policy of stabilizing the population of every country (F. S. Bodenheimer). Population…increases in a geometrical ratio, subsistence in an arithmetical ratio (Thomas R. Malthus).

2. the number of people: »a population of 1,000,000, an increasing population.

3. a part of the inhabitants distinguished in any way from the rest: »the urban population.

4. the act or process of furnishing with inhabitants.

5. Statistics. the entire group of items or individuals from which the samples under consideration are presumed to come.

6. Biology. a) the aggregate of organisms that inhabit a particular locality or region. b) a (specified) portion of this aggregate: »the deer population of North America.

7. Also, Population. Astronomy. one of two numbered groups (Population I and II) into which the stars of the various galaxies have been divided for classification, as on the basis of color or position: »The type I population…is represented by our region of the galaxy and was accordingly the first to be recognized (Robert H. Baker).

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pop|u|la|tion|al — «POP yuh LAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with population: »Speech tends to be one of the most persistent populational characters (A. L. Kroeber) … Useful english dictionary
de|pop|u|la|tion — «dee POP yuh LAY shuhn, DEE pop », noun. 1. the act of depopulating. 2. the condition of being depopulated … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|pop|u|la|tion|al — «IHN tuhr POP yuh LAY shuh nuhl», adjective. occurring or existing between populations … Useful english dictionary
met|a|pop|u|la|tion — «MEHT uh POP yuh LAY shuhn», noun. a group of relatively small animal populations in the natural environment that maintain their health and stability by migration from a populous group to a less flourishing one: »In a metapopulation view of… … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|pop|u|la|tion — «MY kroh POP yuh LAY shuhn», noun. the population of microorganisms living in a particular habitat: »the micropopulation of soil and water … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|pop|u|la|tion — «OH vuhr POP yuh LAY shuhn», noun. too great a population: »Overpopulation…affects a great many other needs of mankind besides bread (Julian Huxley) … Useful english dictionary
sub|pop|u|la|tion — «suhb POP yuh LAY shuhn», noun. a part or subdivision of a population … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
pop — an·thro·pop·a·thism; an·thro·pop·a·thite; an·thro·pop·a·thy; car·pop·o·dite; hy·pop·i·tys; hy·pop·ter·on; hy·pop·ti·lum; joy·pop; joy·pop·per; lol·li·pop; may·pop; pop; pop·a·dam; pop·e·line; pop·ery; pop·ess; pop·eye; pop·eyed; pop·i·an;… … English syllables
-tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle

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