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DEPOPULATED [2 records]

Record 1 1995-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Population Movements
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
CONT

Our fires and furnaces ... will then be suddenly extinguished and cold and darkness will be left to reign over a depopulated country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements de population
  • Aménagement du territoire
CONT

être dépeuplé : En parlant d'un lieu, [...] être vidé des personnes qui l'occupent.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Population Movements
OBS

depopulate: to ... reduce the population of ...

CONT

... the cities almost depopulated of Spaniards gone to seek the greater riches of Mexico ...

Key term(s)
  • depopulate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements de population
DEF

Se dit d'un espace urbanisé dont la densité a diminué.

CONT

La ville neuve a été dédensifiée. Prévue pour 40 000 habitants, elle ne sera occupée que par 20 000 personnes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Movimientos de población
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