population
noun/ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #817 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The number of people living in a particular place.
Example sentence
The city’s population has grown significantly over the past decade.
Synonyms & related words
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