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Word family noun population adjective populated ≠ unpopulated populous verb populate pop·u·lous /ˈpɒpjələs $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal LIVE SOMEWHEREa populous area has a large population in relation to its size 人口稠密的 Hong Kong is one of the most populous areas in the world. 香港是世界上人口最稠密的地区之一。Examples from the Corpuspopulous• The North was a populous, bustling, commercial place, its economy geared to industrial growth.• China is the most populous country in the world.• As the centre of a miniature shire, Oakham was neither populous nor wealthy.• Was it right that tiny Delaware should have as many representatives as populous Virginia, Pennsylvania, or Massachusetts?• It was London where the railway suburbs were numerically the largest and most populous with regular commuters.• The forest was populous with them.pop·u·lous adjectiveChineseSyllable in a has relation populous population large a area Corpus |