la
feminine
/poβlaˈθjon/
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Translation
population, town
Word origin
From Latin populatio ('a multitude, a peopling'), from populus ('people').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- populatio
- English cognates
- population, populous, people
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpoblaciones
Examples
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The population of my town is very small.
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Almost the entire population lives near the river.
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It is a very quiet town to live in.
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The population grows every year in this area.
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We visited a very pretty town near the sea.
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