población

la población(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. population
La Ciudad de México tiene una población de más de veinte millones de personas.Mexico City has a population of more than twenty million people.
a. settlement
La población de Cisjordania es un tema muy polémico.The settlement of the West Bank is a very contentious issue.
a. city (large)
El tornado desgarró un camino justo por el centro de la población.The tornado ripped a path right through the middle of the city.
b. town (medium)
¿Dónde puedo encontrar un cine en esta población?Where can I find a movie theater in this town?
c. village (small)
Los residentes de esta población crían ovejas.The residents of this village raise sheep.
d. shanty town (poor area)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
No te vayas a la población sin acompañamiento.Don't go to the shanty town alone.
a. population
La Universidad de Duke tiene la población de lémures más numerosa fuera de Madagascar.Duke University has the largest lemur population outside of Madagascar.
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