Etymology

poblacion

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Today it means: A town center, or the barangay where one is located. Full definition →

Spanish población ← Late Latin populātiō ← Latin populus
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poblacion · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frompopulus“people”
  2. Late Latin · derived frompopulātiō
  3. Spanish · borrowed frompoblación
  4. English todaypoblacion

From Spanish población, from Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnis, from Latin populus (“people”). Doublet of population.

Poblacion · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed frompoblación
  2. English todayPoblacion

From Spanish población. See poblacion.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinpopulātiō all →

population

Latinpopulus all →

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