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depopulation

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

A substantial reduction in the number of people living in a place.

The novel traces the village's depopulation as families move away.

Dictionary practice example.

Depopulation reduced the station's permanent residents from eighty to twelve after its main program ended and most staff moved elsewhere.