noun.
Alternative spelling of populace. Populous is primarily a US /Canadian misspelling of populace .
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adjective.
densely populated
Word Usage
"At Aginis he entered the Pasi-Tigris, but he proceeded only about nine miles to a village which he describes as populous and flourishing; here he determined to wait, till he received further information respecting the exact route of the army."