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Definition of Populous
1. Adjective. Densely populated.
Definition of Populous
1. a. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
Definition of Populous
1. Adjective. Having a large population ¹
2. Adjective. Densely populated. ¹
3. Adjective. Crowded with people. ¹
4. Noun. (alternative spelling of populace) Populous is primarily a US /Canadian misspelling of populace . ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Populous
1. containing many inhabitants [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Populous
Literary usage of Populous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"And, as to serve my s'ong, aboard his bark Bare him to populous Lemnos o'er the
sea ; Where ... populous ..."
2. Kettell, Samuel: Specimens of American Poetry by Samuel Kettell (1829)
"His poem of the populous Vil- age was published in 1826. THE populous VILLAGE.
THERE was a time, and that within the span Of the brief memory of short-lived ..."
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