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populous | popularized |

As an adjective populous

is having a large population.

As a verb popularized is

past tense of popularize.

populous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a large population.
    • ''China is the most populous country in the world.
  • (of a, language) Spoken by a large number of people.
    • Chinese is the most populous language.
  • * Victoria Fromkin, ?Robert Rodman, ?Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524:
    • The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.
  • Densely]] [[populate, populated.
    • The Nile delta is a populous region.
  • Crowded with people.
    • Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.

    popularized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (popularize)

    • popularize

    English

    (wikipedia popularize)

    Alternative forms

    * popularise

    Verb

  • (American spelling)
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