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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