populous

adjective/ˈpɑpjələs/

Frequency rank: #8,511 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

having a large population; densely inhabited.

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Example sentence

Tokyo is one of the most populous cities in the world.

Synonyms & related words

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