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  1. 1. a. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Popular; famous. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Common; vulgar. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Numerous; in large number. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. densely populated Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country. Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to possess her realms. Milton. 2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] J. Webster. 3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] Arden of Feversham. 4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] "The dust . . . raised by your populous troops." Shak. -- Pop"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Pop"u*lous*ness, n. Source: webster
  7. 7. j:100 s. densely populated Source: ecdict

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