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Synonyms for populous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pop-yuh-luhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒp yə ləs |
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Définition of populous
Origin :- early 15c., from post-classical Latin populosus "full of people, populous," from populus "people" (see people (n.)). Related: Populousness.
- adj packed with inhabitants
- He found himself an outcast in the midst of the populous camp.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Even the Esmeralda Mountains were no longer roamed by populous herds.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- The convent was situated in the most populous part of Madrid.
- Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
- Yes, it was a far cry from the African jungles to populous Manhattan.
- Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
- From this place he marched two stages—ten parasangs—to Thymbrium, a populous city.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- From this place he marched two stages—ten parasangs—to Tyriaeum, a populous city.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- The province of Cofa was of large extent, populous and fertile.
- Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott
- The room is populous, and bleared With folk brought hither by a breath!
- Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier
- Es-Salt is a populous and thriving town, the only one in all that country.
- Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
- Otsego has now become one of the most populous districts of New York.
- Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
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