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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDepopulation
/diːˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A reduction in the number of people living in a specific area, country, or region.
"Rural depopulation has led to the closure of many local schools and businesses." - 2
The act of intentionally diminishing the population through forced removal, conflict, or demographic collapse.
"Historians studied the rapid depopulation of the fortress city following the siege."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'depopulationem', meaning 'ravaging or devastation', stemming from 'populus' (people). Over time, the term shifted from denoting destruction by violence to describing the demographic decline or reduction of a population within a specific region.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Depopulation" is said worldwide
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dépopulation
Transliteration: day-pop-u-la-syohn
"La dépopulation rurale pose un défi majeur pour l'agriculture."
Entvölkerung
Transliteration: ent-fœl-ke-rung
"Die Entvölkerung ländlicher Regionen ist in Europa weit verbreitet."
spopolamento
Transliteration: spo-po-la-men-to
"Lo spopolamento delle montagne preoccupa le autorità locali."
despoblación
Transliteration: des-po-bla-thion
"La despoblación rural afecta a muchos pueblos pequeños."
depopulação
Transliteration: de-po-pu-la-saw
"A depopulação do interior é um problema socioeconómico grave."
जनसंख्या ह्रास
Transliteration: jansankhya hras
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में जनसंख्या ह्रास एक बढ़ती हुई चिंता है।"
人口减少
Transliteration: rénkǒu jiǎnshǎo
Script: 中文汉字
"农村人口减少导致了许多学校的关闭。"
인구 감소
Transliteration: ingu gamso
Script: 한국어 한글
"지방의 인구 감소는 심각한 사회적 문제입니다."
人口減少
Transliteration: jinkō genshō
Script: 日本語
"地方における人口減少が深刻な課題となっています。"
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