DEPOPULATION

depopulation

(noun) the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

depopulation (countable and uncountable, plural depopulations)

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

Source: Wiktionary


De*pop`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. depopulatio pillaging: cf. F. dépopulation depopulation.]

Definition: The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants. The desolation and depopulation [of St.Quentin] were now complete. Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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