Most developing countries are suffering from overpopulation.
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Overpopulation
//ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩//
Synonyms for "overpopulation" (34 found)
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Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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3 entriesat location
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2 entriesis a
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5 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 29 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- mbipopullim noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Arabic
1 entries- زيادة سكانية noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- əhali artıqlığı noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Belarusian
2 entries- перанаселеннасць noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- перанасяленне noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- अतिजनसंख्या noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Catalan
1 entries- superpoblació noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 人口過剩 /人口过剩 noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- 人口過多 /人口过多 noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Czech
1 entries- přelidnění noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Danish
1 entries- overbefolkning noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Dutch
1 entries- overbevolking noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Finnish
3 entries- liikakansoitus noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- liikaväestö noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- ylikansoitus noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
French
2 entries- surpeuplement noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- surpopulation noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Galician
1 entries- superpoboación noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
German
2 entries- Überbevölkerung noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- Übervölkerung noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Hungarian
1 entries- túlnépesedés noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Indonesian
1 entries- kelebihan penduduk noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Italian
2 entries- sovrappopolamento noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- sovrappopolazione noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Japanese
1 entries- 人口過剰 noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Māori
1 entries- taupori tuhene noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- overbefolkning noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- overbefolkning noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- overfolking noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Persian
1 entries- ازدیاد جمعیت noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Polish
1 entries- przeludnienie noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Portuguese
4 entries- sobrepopulação noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- sobrepovoamento noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- sobrepovoação noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- superpopulação noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Romanian
2 entries- suprapopulare noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- suprapopulație noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Russian
2 entries- перенаселе́ние noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- перенаселённость noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Spanish
2 entries- sobrepoblación noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
- superpoblación noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Swedish
1 entries- överbefolkning noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Thai
1 entries- ประชากรล้น noun (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)
Sample sentences
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Overpopulation is a big concern.
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Overpopulation is the problem.
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Algiers should solve its problems of overpopulation and crime.
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