Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The number of people living in a particular area, city, or country
Population
/ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
The populations of whole countries were forced to leave their homes.Some were near big centres of population, some were not.The incoming population would make great business in the future.
Etymology:
The term population originates from the Late Latin word populatio meaning a people, a multitude, which itself comes from the Latin populus meaning people. It has been used in English since the late Middle Ages, reaching its modern sense in the 17th century.
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137 mentions per 1 million words 
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