populated
ˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd
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Definition of populated - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
inhabited areahaving residents or inhabitants
  • The populated region faced severe weather conditions..
inhabited settled
2.
dataTECH.filled with content or dataTECH.
  • The database is fully populated with records.
filled loaded
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Expressions with populated

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contain many examples of a particular type of person thing or data
The small town will soon be populated with summer tourists.
having many people living close together
This is a densely-populated neighborhood.
geographical location with inhabitants
The map highlights every populated area in the region.

Origin of populated

Latin, populus (people)

Terms with populated included in their meaning

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geography
large and densely populated urban area
urban
large and densely populated urban area
remoteadj.
isolation
inaccessible and sparsely populated
populated place
community where people live together
urbanadj.
music
of music from densely populated city areas
geography
densely populated with inhabitants
residential
zone densely populated with structures
Australian region
remote, sparsely populated inland regions of Australia

Examples of populated in a sentence

  • A populated village emerged near the river.
  • The spreadsheet was populated with last quarter's sales data.
  • Once the form is populated, submit it for review.

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  1. French:peuplé, rempli, ...
  2. German:bevölkert, gefüllt, ...
  3. Italian:popolato, riempito, ...
  4. Spanish:poblado, lleno, ...
  5. Portuguese:habitada, preenchido, ...
  6. Chinese:有人居住的, 填充的, ...
  7. Japanese:人口の多い, 満たされた, ...
  8. Arabic:مَأهول, مملوء, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְיֻשָּׁב, ...
  10. Russian:населенный, заполненный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:населений, заповнений, ...
  12. Hindi:आबाद, भरा, ...
populate
ˈpɒpjʊleɪt

Definition of populate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
geographysupply an area with inhabitants
  • The settlers populated the new land.
colonize inhabit settle
2.
residelive in or inhabit a place
  • Many species populate the rainforest.
3.
data entryTECH.USenter data into a computer systemTECH.US
  • The programmer needed to populate the database with new entries..
enter input record
4.
technologyTECH.fill slots on a circuit boardTECH.
  • Technicians populated the board with components.
equip install
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Origin of populate

Latin, populus (people)

Examples of populate in a sentence

  • Efforts to populate the region were met with challenges.
  • Few people populate the remote island.
  • These wetlands populate with birds each winter.
  • She was asked to populate the spreadsheet with the latest figures.
  • The team worked overnight to populate the system with the required data.
  • Engineers will populate the circuit with new chips.

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  1. French:peupler, remplir, ...
  2. German:bevölkern, bewohnen, ...
  3. Italian:popolare, abitare, ...
  4. Spanish:poblar, habitar, ...
  5. Portuguese:povoar, preencher, ...
  6. Chinese:移民, 栖息于, ...
  7. Japanese:住民を供給する, 生息する, ...
  8. Arabic:عَمَّرَ المِنْطَقَة, سَكَنَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְאַכְלֵס, לְשַׁכֵּן, ...
  10. Russian:заселять, обитать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:заселяти, заповнити, ...
  12. Hindi:बसाना, निवास करना, ...
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