populous

Etymology

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).

adj

  1. Having a large population.
    China is the most populous country in the world.
  2. (of a language) Spoken by a large number of people.
    Chinese is the most populous language.
    The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese. 1974, Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language, page 524
  3. Densely populated.
    The Nile delta is a populous region.
  4. Crowded with people.
    Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.

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