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populous - What does it mean?

Definition of 'populous'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having a large population.
  • ''China is the most populous country in the world.
  • (of a|language) Spoken by a large number of people.
  • Chinese is the most populous language.
  • * Victoria Fromkin, ?Robert Rodman, ?Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524:
  • The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.
  • Densely]] [[populate|populated.
  • The Nile delta is a populous region.
  • Crowded with people.
  • Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.