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Definition of Depeopled
1. depeople [v] - See also: depeople
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depeopled
Literary usage of Depeopled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"... had been assimilated by the Chinese that parts of Manchuria were almost
depeopled, while other parts were left, at most, but very sparsely populated. ..."
2. The Journeys of Réné Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: As Related by His by Isaac Joslin Cox (1905)
"Among other things, these Indians told us that they knew whites toward the west,
a cruel, wicked nation, who depeopled the country around them. ..."
3. A History of Epidemics in Britain by Charles Creighton (1894)
"The other day I heard one from county Limerick say that whole villages were
entirely depeopled. About two months since I heard Sir Richard Cox say that five ..."
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