Added 9 October 2026
depopulation
/diːˌpɒ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: dēpopulātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about depopulation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all).
Origin
Inherited from Middle English depopulacion (also spelled depopulacyoun, depopolacion), borrowed from Latin dēpopulātiō. By surface analysis, depopulate + -ion.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)