Etymology

populous

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Today it means: Having a large population. Full definition →

Latin populosus
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  1. Latin · derived frompopulosus“full of people, populous”
  2. English todaypopulous

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

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