depopulation

de·pop·u·late

D0143800 (dē-pŏp′yə-lāt′)tr.v. de·pop·u·lat·ed, de·pop·u·lat·ing, de·pop·u·lates To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation.

[Latin dēpopulāri, dēpopulāt-, to lay waste : dē-, de- + populārī, to ravage (from populus, people, throng).]

de·pop′u·la′tion n.de·pop′u·la′tor n.

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Noun

depopulation - the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)environmental condition - the state of the environment

Translations

Depopulation

A decrease in population due to mass emigration or decreased birth rate

Depopulation

DEPOPULATION. In its most proper signification, is the destruction of the people of a country or place. This word is, however, taken rather in a passive than an active one; we say depopulation, to designate a diminution of inhabitants, arising either from violent causes, or the want of multiplication. Vide 12 Co. 30.

depopulation

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Words related to depopulation

noun the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)

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environmental condition

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