população

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin populātiōnem from Latin populus (“people”). Possibly a doublet of povoação.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.pu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [po.pu.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.pu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: po‧pu‧la‧ção

Noun

população f (plural populações)

  1. population (all senses)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:população.

Further reading
  • “população” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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