"peopleless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more peopleless [comparative], most peopleless [superlative]
Etymology: people + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|people|less}} people + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} peopleless (comparative more peopleless, superlative most peopleless)
  1. (rare) Having no people; uninhabited Tags: rare Synonyms: uninhabited, unpeopled, unpopulated Translations (having no people): 無人 (mujin) (alt: むじん) (Japanese), bezludny (Polish)

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