populous

Word family  noun population adjective populated ≠ unpopulated populous verb populate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pop·u·lous /ˈpɒpjələs $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal  LIVE SOMEWHEREa populous area has a large population in relation to its size 人口稠密的 Hong Kong is one of the most populous areas in the world. 香港是世界上人口最稠密的地区之一。

Examples from the Corpus

populous• The North was a populous, bustling, commercial place, its economy geared to industrial growth.• China is the most populous country in the world.• As the centre of a miniature shire, Oakham was neither populous nor wealthy.• Was it right that tiny Delaware should have as many representatives as populous Virginia, Pennsylvania, or Massachusetts?• It was London where the railway suburbs were numerically the largest and most populous with regular commuters.• The forest was populous with them.

pop·u·lous adjectiveChineseSyllable  

in a has relation populous population large a area Corpus

populous
pop‧u‧lous /ˈpɒpjələs, ˈpɒpjʊləs $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective formala populous area has a large population in relation to its size:
    Hong Kong is one of the most populous areas in the world.

popu·lousBrE /ˈpɒpjələs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːpjələs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) where a large number of people live 人口众多的；人口密集的◆one of America's most populous states美国人口大州之一