peopled
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Inhabited by people; having a population: Describes a place, area, or region where people live. It often implies the presence of a settled or established community. * The peopled valleys contrasted with the empty mountains. * This is a densely peopled island.
Usage Notes
- "Peopled" is the adjective form derived from the verb "to people." It is used to describe the state of a location.
- It is typically used before a noun (e.g., ) or after a linking verb like "is" or "was" (e.g., ).
- It can be modified by adverbs like "densely," "sparsely," "newly," or "anciently" to describe the nature or history of the population.
Examples
- The explorer documented the peopled coasts and the wildlife of the interior.
- Historically, these peopled plains were the heart of the ancient kingdom.
- The continent was not always so sparsely peopled.
Advanced Usage
- "Newly peopled": Recently settled or inhabited.
- The newly peopled colony faced many challenges in its first year.
- "Mythically peopled": Inhabited by mythical or legendary beings in stories.
- The forest was mythically peopled by spirits and fairies in the old tales.
Variants and Related Words
- People (verb): To furnish with or as if with people; to inhabit.
- Immigrants peopled the new territory over generations.
- People (noun): Human beings in general; a collective body of persons.
- Unpeopled (adjective): Not inhabited by people; deserted.
- The ship washed up on an unpeopled shore.
Synonyms
- Inhabited, populated, occupied, settled.
Antonyms
- Uninhabited, unpopulated, deserted, vacant, empty.
Adjective
- furnished with people
- sparsely peopled arctic regions