population

Bevölkerung

Alle Menschen, die an einem bestimmten Ort leben.

In einfachem Englisch: All the people who live in a particular place.

• The town has a small population.
• The population has doubled in twenty years.
• Most of the population lives near the coast.

So benutzt man es: population of somewhere (The population of the island is falling.)

Synonyme: inhabitants, residents

Häufige Wendungen: local population, population growth, population of something

Bevölkerungsgruppe

Alle Menschen, die ein bestimmtes Merkmal gemeinsam haben.

In einfachem Englisch: All the people who share a particular feature.

• The student population is growing.
• The survey focused on the adult population.
• The city has a large population of Spanish speakers.

So benutzt man es: population of someone (The region has a growing population of retired people.)

Synonyme: group

Häufige Wendungen: student population, elderly population, population of something

Population

Gruppe von Lebewesen derselben Art, die gewöhnlich im selben Gebiet leben.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of living things of the same kind, usually living in the same area.

• The fish population is falling.
• Scientists counted the island’s bird populations.
• A small population of wolves lives in this forest.

So benutzt man es: population of something (We found a healthy population of frogs.)

Häufige Wendungen: fish population, wild population, population of something