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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