depopulation

See also: dépopulation

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ population, or depopulate +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌpɒ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /diˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/

  • Audio (General American):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

depopulation (countable and uncountable, plural depopulations)

1. The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• depopulacy
• depopulant
• depopulate
• depopulative
• depopulator

Translations

act or condition of depopulating

• Catalan: despoblament m, despoblació f
• Danish: affolkning c
• Dutch: ontvolking (nl) f
• Finnish: väestökato
• French: dépeuplement (fr) m
• German: Entvölkerung (de) f
• Irish: bánú m, dídhaonrú m
• Norman: dêpeupliéthie f
• Polish: wyludnienie (pl) n, depopulacja (pl) f
• Russian: обезлю́дение (ru) n (obezljúdenije), депопуля́ция (ru) f (depopuljácija)
• Scottish Gaelic: fàsachadh m
• Swedish: avfolkning (sv) c
• Welsh: diboblogaeth f