"overpopulation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ [General-American], /ˈoʊvɚ-/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-overpopulation.wav [US] Forms: overpopulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From over- (prefix meaning ‘excessive; excessively’) + population. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|over|population|pos1=prefix meaning ‘excessive; excessively’}} over- (prefix meaning ‘excessive; excessively’) + population Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overpopulation (countable and uncountable, plural overpopulations)
  1. (biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Demography Related terms: overpopulate, overpopulated [adjective], overpopulous Translations (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them): mbipopullim [masculine] (Albanian), زيادة سكانية (Arabic), əhali artıqlığı (Azerbaijani), перанасяленне (pjeranasjaljennje) [neuter] (Belarusian), перанаселеннасць (pjeranasjeljennascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), अतिजनसंख्या (atijanᵊsaṅkhyā) (Bhojpuri), superpoblació [feminine] (Catalan), 人口過多 (Chinese Mandarin), 人口过多 (rénkǒu guòduō) (Chinese Mandarin), 人口過剩 (Chinese Mandarin), 人口过剩 (rénkǒu guòshèng) (Chinese Mandarin), přelidnění [neuter] (Czech), overbefolkning [common-gender] (Danish), overbevolking [feminine] (Dutch), liikakansoitus (Finnish), ylikansoitus (Finnish), liikaväestö (Finnish), surpeuplement [masculine] (French), surpopulation [feminine] (French), superpoboación [feminine] (Galician), Überbevölkerung [feminine] (German), Übervölkerung [feminine] (German), túlnépesedés (Hungarian), kelebihan penduduk (Indonesian), sovrappopolamento (english: process) [masculine] (Italian), sovrappopolazione [feminine] (Italian), 人口過剰 (jinkō kajō) (alt: じんこうかじょう) (Japanese), taupori tuhene (Maori), overbefolkning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), overbefolkning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), overfolking [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ازدیاد جمعیت (Persian), przeludnienie [neuter] (Polish), sobrepopulação [feminine] (Portuguese), sobrepovoamento [feminine] (Portuguese), sobrepovoação [feminine] (Portuguese), superpopulação [feminine] (Portuguese), superpovoação [feminine] (Portuguese), superpovoamento [feminine] (Portuguese), suprapopulare [feminine] (Romanian), suprapopulație [feminine] (Romanian), перенаселе́ние (perenaselénije) [neuter] (Russian), перенаселённость (perenaseljónnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), sobrepoblación [feminine] (Spanish), superpoblación [feminine] (Spanish), överbefolkning [common-gender] (Swedish), ประชากรล้น (bprà-chaa-gɔɔn-lón) (Thai)

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        "An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them."
      ],
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        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
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          "demography"
        ],
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          "excessive"
        ],
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          "number#Noun"
        ],
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          "occupant",
          "occupant"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "person#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "plants",
          "plant#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "particular",
          "particular#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ],
        [
          "exceed",
          "exceed"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "demographics",
        "demography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊvɚ-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
    },
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      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mbipopullim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "زيادة سكانية"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "əhali artıqlığı"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjeranasjaljennje",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перанасяленне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjeranasjeljennascʹ",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "перанаселеннасць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bho",
      "lang": "Bhojpuri",
      "roman": "atijanᵊsaṅkhyā",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "अतिजनसंख्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superpoblació"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "人口過多"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rénkǒu guòduō",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "人口过多"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "人口過剩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rénkǒu guòshèng",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "人口过剩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "přelidnění"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "overbefolkning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "overbevolking"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "liikakansoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "ylikansoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "liikaväestö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "surpeuplement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "surpopulation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superpoboación"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Überbevölkerung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Übervölkerung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "túlnépesedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "kelebihan penduduk"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "process",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sovrappopolamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sovrappopolazione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じんこうかじょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jinkō kajō",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "人口過剰"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "taupori tuhene"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "overbefolkning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "overbefolkning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "overfolking"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "ازدیاد جمعیت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przeludnienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sobrepopulação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sobrepovoamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sobrepovoação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superpopulação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superpovoação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superpovoamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suprapopulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suprapopulație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perenaselénije",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перенаселе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perenaseljónnostʹ",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "перенаселённость"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sobrepoblación"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superpoblación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "överbefolkning"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bprà-chaa-gɔɔn-lón",
      "sense": "excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them",
      "word": "ประชากรล้น"
    }
  ],
  "word": "overpopulation"
}

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