Definition of depopulation in English:
depopulation
noun ˌdiːpɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdiˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounSubstantial reduction in the population of an area.
rural districts experience depopulation and economic decline
Example sentencesExamples
- The accelerating house prices and environmental destruction in the east of the island is mirrored by depopulation in the west.
- He argued forcefully against the depopulation of rural villages.
- The Roman Empire seems to have collapsed largely because of depopulation and epidemics.
- They seem to envisage an irreversible downward spiral leading to the depopulation of Australia.
- However, in rural lowland constituencies there is a widespread feeling that core issues such as depopulation, infrastructure and access get overlooked.
- During the first half of the current decade, the pace of depopulation actually increased in many places.
- The future of Irish rural life depends upon effective measures to reverse depopulation.
- He claimed that such a scheme would help prevent further rural depopulation.
- The biggest challenge facing the agency is the depopulation and economic decline in peripheral areas.
- Many regions have suffered depopulation precisely because of the declining job prospects and poor infrastructure available.
Definition of depopulation in US English:
depopulation
nounˌdiˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdēˌpäpyəˈlāSH(ə)n
Substantial reduction in the population of an area.
rural districts experience depopulation and economic decline
Example sentencesExamples
- He claimed that such a scheme would help prevent further rural depopulation.
- They seem to envisage an irreversible downward spiral leading to the depopulation of Australia.
- The accelerating house prices and environmental destruction in the east of the island is mirrored by depopulation in the west.
- However, in rural lowland constituencies there is a widespread feeling that core issues such as depopulation, infrastructure and access get overlooked.
- Many regions have suffered depopulation precisely because of the declining job prospects and poor infrastructure available.
- The biggest challenge facing the agency is the depopulation and economic decline in peripheral areas.
- The future of Irish rural life depends upon effective measures to reverse depopulation.
- The Roman Empire seems to have collapsed largely because of depopulation and epidemics.
- He argued forcefully against the depopulation of rural villages.
- During the first half of the current decade, the pace of depopulation actually increased in many places.