population Význam & definícia

Význam population v slovenčine

• 0 all the people living in a particular country, area, or place:

  • Ten percent of the population lived in poverty.

  • In 1992 the population of Cairo was approximately 6,500,000.

  • a growing/shrinking population

  • Throughout the war, there were horrific casualties among the civilian populations of both countries.

  • The UN is investigating new methods of population control (= limiting the growth of the number of people).

  • The country is facing a population explosion (= sudden growth in the number of people).

  • There's been a nine percent rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).

  • The dolphin population has been decimated by tuna fishing.

• 1 all the people living in a particular country, area, or place:

  • [ U ] What is the population of Toronto (= how many people live there)?

• 2 the number of people living in a particular country, area, or town:

  • a population of 12,000/175,000/13 million, etc. With a population of 2.1 million, it is the country's 25th largest metropolitan area.

  • We've seen a slow but steady decline in population over the years.

  • In these countries there is still rapid population growth.

• 3 all the people living in a particular country, area, or town:

  • 10% of the population were living in poverty.

• 4 all the people or animals of a particular type or group that live in one country, area, or town:

  • More than half of the world's working population has no formal employment or social security arrangements.

  • With the restrictions on hunting, deer populations have begun to grow.