population centre

collocation in English

meaningsofpopulationandcentre

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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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centre
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.tər/us
/ˈsen.t̬ɚ/
the middle point ...
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(Definition ofpopulationandcentrefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpopulation centre

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It is very likely that the second-tier authority will aways have as the core thepopulationcentrein that area.
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The new town was then planned to grow into the district's majorpopulationcentre.
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It will mean a long drive—or a bus journey, at a cost—to some largerpopulationcentreto obtain the necessities of life.
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The exciting thing is that for the first time it will be near apopulationcentre, where there is no strong objection being made on the ground of amenity.
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I said, "thepopulationcentre".
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Constituency names are geographic, and should normally reflect the mainpopulationcentre(s) contained in the constituency.
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For the 2011 census, urban area has been renamed topopulationcentre.
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There are no commercial establishments in the community, as it is accessible only through back roads and is not near any majorpopulationcentre.
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Until this time, the name existed as one for the rural cadastral area in this place, but there was no identifiablepopulationcentre.
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The village ceased to be apopulationcentrein 1647.
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In this study where none of the population centres exceed 100 000, the rates may reflect true rural-urban differences rather than migrant population characteristics.
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Any majorpopulationcentremay have its own popular cottage country area.
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First, we focus on dispersion to population centres.
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This process of unequal growth also had an accumulative character which tended to reinforce the development of population centres where industrialisation had already begun.
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The most important population centres were in those locations that enjoyed the best connections with the main communications routes, so that larger centres arose.
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The city is the largestpopulationcentreon the peninsula, with an economy based upon agriculture, fisheries and various industries.
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Both cities have sought to be known as the capital of the region, the majorpopulationcentreand port.
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The onlypopulationcentreis the township of the same name, which itself is named after the adjacent, small, semi-circular bay.
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This highlights the need for sanitary sewage disposal and adequate water treatment and distribution systems for all population centres.
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The town is a medieval foundation and became apopulationcentrein the early 13th century.
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