bevölkerungsreich
populous
Having many inhabitants.
EXAMPLE
Indien ist ein besonders bevölkerungsreiches Land.
India is a particularly populous country.
bevölkerungsreich
populous
bevölkerungsreich – bevölkerungsreicher – am bevölkerungsreichsten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry bevölkerungsreich, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | bevölkerungsreich |
|---|---|
| comparative | bevölkerungsreicher |
| superlative | am bevölkerungsreichsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word formation
'Bevölkerungsreich' (populous) is made up of 'Bevölkerung' (population) and 'reich' (rich). The 's' connects the two parts; literally, it refers to an area with a large population.
EXAMPLE
Diese Provinz ist bevölkerungsreich, aber arm an Bodenschätzen.
This province is populous but poor in mineral resources.
Typical collocations
'Bevölkerungsreich' (populous) is especially common with geographical terms such as 'Land' (country), 'Stadt' (city), 'Region' (region), or 'Staat' (state). It describes the number of inhabitants in an area.
EXAMPLE
Die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt des Landes liegt an der Küste.
The country's most populous city is located on the coast.
Linguistic context
The word often appears in geographical, statistical, and factual texts when the size of a population is being described.
EXAMPLE
In dem Bericht werden die bevölkerungsreichen Regionen ausführlich untersucht.
The report examines the populous regions in detail.
In real life
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