English Explanatory Dictionary

depopulation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.

Pronunciation

/diːˌpɒ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /diˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-depopulation.wav

Word forms

depopulation depopulations

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English depopulacion (also spelled depopulacyoun, depopolacion), borrowed from Latin dēpopulātiō. By surface analysis, depopulate + -ion.

Related words

depopulacy depopulant depopulate depopulative depopulator
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