populated city

collocation in English

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populated
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.leɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.leɪ.t̬ɪd/
(of a place) having people ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofpopulatedandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These figures show that the main cost of these drainage schemes is largely imposed upon the thicklypopulatedcityareas.
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That is a disastrous practice in a heavily congested and denselypopulatedcity.
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It was not a denselypopulatedcityby modern standards.
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It is a denselypopulatedcityand that rule was made because of danger to the peace.
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Once telephone lines are installed, there is no cost burden that is extra in rural areas when compared with the burden in our denselypopulatedcityareas.
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You may be doing very nicely financially, but if you live in a denselypopulatedcitywith too much air pollution, your quality of life is not all that wonderful.
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London is a closely-knit, denselypopulatedcity.
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The city's population as of 2009 is 20,500 making it the mostpopulatedcityin the province.
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The countryside and the denselypopulatedcityare the two main sections in the picture, with the river meandering through the entire length.
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As of 2010, it was still the country's most denselypopulatedcity.
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Even though it is the 6th mostpopulatedcity, the large area gives it a low density rate of approximately 2,797 people per square mile.
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The area beyond the lakes, now heavilypopulatedcitydistricts, was then used primarily for grazing.
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It is now the country's 15th mostpopulatedcity.
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Calvillo is the second mostpopulatedcityin the state, surpassed in importance only by the capital city.
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It is the fourth mostpopulatedcityin the province and the second in the metropolitan area.
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The key goals of this proposal was the creation of a less denselypopulatedcityand a greater quality of life for its inhabitants.
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As of the census of 2011, it is the fifth mostpopulatedcityof the country.
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As of the census of 2011, it is the seventh mostpopulatedcityof the country.
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As of 2007 it has an estimated population of 144,203 in the denselypopulatedcity.
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