🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जनसंख्या विस्फोट

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jansankhya visphot

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
overpopulation/ˌoʊvərpɑpjʊˈleɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"भारत में जनसंख्या विस्फोट एक गंभीर विषय है।"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, impaired quality of life, or a population crash.

    "Many scientists warn that overpopulation is one of the greatest threats to our planet's resources."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-19th century from the prefix over- (meaning 'excessive') combined with population, ultimately derived from Latin populus ('people').

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