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Meanings of populous in English

Densely populated.

thickly settled
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inhabited
Usage of populous in English
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Mexico's most populous state with over 15 million people abuts the capital.
Reuters
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As a result, the Peronists lost the most populous state in Argentina.
The Guardian
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Yet these are huge cities, populous areas, places with great footballing traditions.
The Guardian
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Texas is the second most populous state and the largest Republican-leaning one.
Reuters
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The second-most populous U.S. state, Texas influences textbook selections for schools nationwide.
Reuters
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Elections are due in May in India, the world's second-most populous country.
Reuters
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INDONESIA Coronavirus cases keep rising across the world's fourth most populous nation.
Reuters
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China is the most populous nation in the world, followed by India.
Reuters
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Rivers is one of nine oil-producing states in Africa's most populous country.
Reuters
10
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country and is predominantly conservative.
Reuters
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Los Angeles and Chicago are the second- and third-most populous U.S. cities.
Reuters
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In this version, because the room is populous, they say his name.
Kalooki Nights
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Or has a bafflingly populous rogue element somehow found its way inside?
The Guardian
14
Most of the infected were in the populous north of the country.
Reuters
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Africa's most populous country holds its next presidential poll in two years.
Reuters
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Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and is predominantly conservative.
Reuters
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