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Meanings of populous in English

Densely populated.

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        1
        Mexico's most populous state with over 15 million people abuts the capital.
        Reuters
        2
        As a result, the Peronists lost the most populous state in Argentina.
        The Guardian
        3
        Yet these are huge cities, populous areas, places with great footballing traditions.
        The Guardian
        4
        By 1856 the telegraph was in use in the most populous states.
        A School History of the United States
        5
        Texas is the second most populous state and the largest Republican-leaning one.
        Reuters
        6
        INDONESIA Coronavirus cases keep rising across the world's fourth most populous nation.
        Reuters
        7
        The villages in the neighbourhood of Coquilhatville seem very populous and prosperous.
        A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State
        8
        The obnoxious counties were the most populous and most industrious in Scotland.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F. / From...
        9
        China is the most populous nation in the world, followed by India.
        Reuters
        10
        It was the vastest, the most populous tenement area of the city.
        Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
        11
        The eastern portion of the island is less populous than the western.
        The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
        12
        The second-most populous U.S. state, Texas influences textbook selections for schools nationwide.
        Reuters
        13
        We have a church in the populous suburb of Engenho de Dentro.
        Brazilian Sketches
        14
        Los Angeles and Chicago are the second- and third-most populous U.S. cities.
        Reuters
        15
        The upper shores of the St. Lawrence are populous and well cultivated.
        Canada and the States
        16
        In the evening we reached Nouvelle Anvers, a large and populous town.
        A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State
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