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popu·la·tion (päp′yə lā′s̸hən)

noun

    1. all the people in a country, region, etc.
    2. the number of these
    3. a (specified) part of the people in a given area the Japanese population of Hawaii
  2. a populating or being populated
  3. Biol. a group of similar organisms living in the same region, esp. organisms of the same species
  4. Statistics the total set of items, persons, etc. from which a sample is taken

Etymology: LL populatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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