"superpopulated" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superpopulated.wav Forms: more superpopulated [comparative], most superpopulated [superlative]
Etymology: From super- + populated. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|populated}} super- + populated Head templates: {{en-adj}} superpopulated (comparative more superpopulated, superlative most superpopulated)
  1. Densely populated.
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