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populations

The correct spelling is populations.

How to pronounce populations

noun

Say it like: Pop-ula-sho-ns

The correct spelling is populations. The people living within a political or geographical boundary. For example: "The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"

Usage Examples

The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!

India has the third-largest population of English-speakers in the world.

The town’s population is only 243.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
  2. 2.(by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
  3. 3.A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
  4. 4.A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
  5. 5.A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.

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