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Overpopulation

//ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them. countable, uncountable

    "I hope for another end, though not, indeed, from any of the three remedies for over-population commonly suggested by economists. These three are, in brief—Colonization; Bringing in of waste lands; or Discouragement of Marriage."

  2. 2
    too much population wordnet

Etymology

From over- (prefix meaning ‘excessive; excessively’) + population.

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