repopulationn.
/ˌriːpɒpjᵿˈleɪʃn/, /riːˌpɒpjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of populating an area again or once more.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > [noun] > again
repeopling1608
repopulating1611
repopulation1666
1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands ii. viii. 237 All the beasts which are at present in the woods and upon the earth, having retir'd to the said Mountain, were preserv'd for the repopulation and recruit of the whole earth.
1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 24 That perhaps may tend to some Repopulation, which is more needed than any Means of Extortion.
1781 J. O. Justamond tr. B.-F.-J. Mouffle d'Angerville Private Life Lewis XV I. 104 The repopulation of the provinces.
1823 Monthly Rev. Oct. 145 Proposing a grant of land to strangers, for the purpose of effecting its repopulation.
1885 Homilet. Rev. (U.S.) Feb. 166 Believing that prophecy teaches the repopulation of Palestine by Christianized Jews.
1923 Ecology 4 351 The rapidity of the repopulation of the district with Arbacia is impressive.
1958 H. B. Moore Marine Ecol. vii. 211 Extremely slow growth reduces the repopulation of depleted areas.
1998 Urbanite Oct. 2/3 There is hope that the new school administration will realize the importance that quality, community based education has in the repopulation of the city.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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