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populations

NOUN

inhabitants of a place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community culture people populace public society state

STRONG

citizenry denizens dwellers folk natives residents

Example Sentences

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Past forced contact with outsiders brought trauma, including disease outbreaks that devastated Indigenous populations lacking immunity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The species had previously existed as two separated populations in northern England and Kent, before declining to a handful of plants across three sites in Kent.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Researchers also previously identified Neanderthal-derived DNA associated with severe Covid-19 complications in some populations.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Granted, I wouldn’t say that nobody cares about what Jackson did or Rowling is committed to doing, whether that harm befalls a few people or impacts entire populations.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

So the populations did not merge, but a few lucky Neanderthal genes did hitch a ride on the Sapiens Express.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari