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populated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AA1 P Y AH0 L EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That has, or is supplied with, inhabitants or content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of populate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

furnished with inhabitants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the area is well populated
  • forests populated with all kinds of wild life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: peuplé — with inhabitants
  • Hebrew: מאוכלס (m'ukhlás) — with inhabitants
  • Hungarian: lakott — with inhabitants
  • Norwegian Bokmål: befolket — with inhabitants
  • Russian: населённый (naseljónnyj) — with inhabitants
  • Scots: populatit — with inhabitants
  • Tajik: аҳолинишин (aholinišin) — with inhabitants
  • Tajik: маскун (maskun) — with inhabitants
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