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census

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈsɛnsəs/

census means: An official count of people or other living things in a particular area.

noun

OFFICIAL COUNTB2

An official count of people or other living things in a particular area.

  • The census counts everyone in the country.
  • She completed the census form online.
  • A bird census showed that numbers had fallen.

Similar words: population count

Common phrases: national census, population census, conduct a census

verb

COUNT POPULATIONC2

To officially count the people or other living things in an area.

  • The team censused the island.
  • Researchers census the birds every spring.
  • All households in the district were censused.

How to use it: census something (Researchers censused the bird population.)

Similar words: count, survey

Common phrases: census an area, census the population

Questions about census

What does census mean?

An official count of people or other living things in a particular area.

What is census in other languages?

Türkçe: nüfus sayımı · Español: censo · Français: recensement · Deutsch: Volkszählung · Italiano: censimento · 日本語: 国勢調査

How do you pronounce census?

It is pronounced /ˈsɛnsəs/.

How do you use census in a sentence?

The census counts everyone in the country. She completed the census form online.

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