population

population
pop|u|la|tion [ ,papjə`leıʃn ] noun ***
1. ) singular or uncount all the people who live in a particular area:
Less than 40% of the population voted in the last election.
population of: the aging population of the U.S.
a ) the number of people who live in a particular area:
population of: Los Angeles has a population of over 3 million.
b ) only before noun relating to a population:
population growth: Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population growth.
a population explosion (=a sudden increase in the population): Pressures on natural resources will increase as we face a population explosion.
2. ) count usually singular a group of people or animals of a particular type that live somewhere:
California has a large Spanish-speaking population.
Tanzania's elephant population stands at about 55,000.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:
/ , , /


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Population — Pop u*la tion, n. [L. populatio: cf. F. population.] 1. The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Population — steht für: fachsprachlich veraltet: Bevölkerung eine Gruppe von Individuen einer Art (Tiere und Pflanzen), die zur gleichen Zeit am selben Ort leben und sich miteinander fortpflanzen können, siehe Population (Biologie) in der Statistik für die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • population — population. См. популяция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Population — (v. lat.), 1) Bevölkerung, s.d.; 2) die gesammten Einwohner eines Landes, einer Provinz od. eines Ortes. Daher Populationistik, Bevölkerungsstatistik, s. u. Bevölkerung B); Populationisten, in England Gegner des Malthus, welcher gegen die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Population — (spätlat.), Bevölkerung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Population — Populātion (lat.), Bevölkerung (s.d.); Populationístik, s. Bevölkerungstheorie …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Population — Population, Bevölkerung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Population — См. Население Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 …   Термины атомной энергетики

  • population — populational, adj. populationless, adj. /pop yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 2. the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of… …   Universalium

  • Population — In biology a population is the collection of inter breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. A population shares a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given… …   Wikipedia

  • Population I — In der Astronomie wird mit Population beziehungsweise Sternpopulation (engl. stellar population) eine Untermenge von Sternen in einer Galaxie bezeichnet, deren räumliche Verteilung, Bewegung, Alter und chemische Zusammensetzung ähnlich sind.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”