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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Populous \Pop"u*lous\, a. [L. populosus, fr populus people: cf
F. populeux.]
1. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many
inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to
possess her realms. --Milton.
2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] --Arden of Feversham
4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] ``The dust . . . raised
by your populous troops.'' --Shak. -- {Pop"u*lous*ly},
adv -- {Pop"u*lous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
populous
adj : densely populated [syn: {thickly settled}]
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