Definition of DEPOPULATION

depopulation

Plural: depopulations

Noun

  • the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)
  • The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English depopulacion (also spelled depopulacyoun, depopolacion), borrowed from Latin dēpopulātiō. By surface analysis, depopulate + -ion.

Scrabble Score: 17

depopulation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
depopulation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
depopulation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

depopulation: valid Words With Friends Word