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“Populace” or “Populous” or “Populus”

populace / populous / populus are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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populace p·AA·p·y·ah·l·ah·s

  • nounpeople in general considered as a whole.

populous p·AA·p·y·ah·l·ah·s

  • adjectivedensely populated.

populus

  • nouna genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars.
Usage

Examples in context

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“populace”

  • …of violence against the Kashmir populace.
  • …were despised by the general populace.
  • …fought against by the Toulouse populace.
  • …in Ramadi convinced the Ramadi populace that their government could effectively…
  • …Saint Blaise, hoisted by the populace participating in the insurrection against…
  • …terrain and with a sympathetic populace, whom guerrillas often seek to…
  • …17, 8% of the aggregate populace.
  • …it contains a relatively conservative populace, the Democratic Party historically controlled…
  • …dust jacket for the general populace under the same title (),…
  • …large portions of the rural populace, and many peasants fled.

“populous”

  • …inhabitants, Vestvågøy is the most populous municipality in all of the…
  • …Tanzania: 40,454,000 - 30th most populous country
  • …7,726, making it the third-least populous county in Mississippi.
  • …Montreal is 10 times more populous than that station's entire American…
  • …remained the heart of a populous Greek Christian state, the Empire…
  • …"Jewish state", by leaving several populous Palestinian areas outside direct Israeli
  • The most populous community in Wayne County is…
  • …in Basco as the most populous in 2010, and Nakanmuan in…
  • …press), making Kiev the 6th-most populous city in Europe.
  • …Rocinha, making it the most populous favela in Brazil.

“populus”

  • …of Croat identity to medieval populus.
  • …Province and the second most populus in the country behind Tehran
  • Populus hastata, a synonym for Populus…
  • …and shrub species include aspen (Populus tremula), wild cherry (Prunus avium),…
  • Populus
  • Terra Populus, led by Steven Ruggles of…
  • Terra Populus: Integrated Data on Population and…
  • …region in Turkey, from under Populus ciliata and Abies pindrow in…

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