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"Provincia" is a noun which is often translated as "province", and "población" is a noun which is often translated as "population". Learn more about the difference between "provincia" and "población" below.
la provincia(
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been
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syah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
la población(
poh
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blah
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. population
La Ciudad de México tiene una población de más de veinte millones de personas.Mexico City has a population of more than twenty million people.
a. settlement
La población de Cisjordania es un tema muy polémico.The settlement of the West Bank is a very contentious issue.
d. shanty town (poor area) (Chile)
Regionalism used in Chile
No te vayas a la población sin acompañamiento.Don't go to the shanty town alone.
a. population
La Universidad de Duke tiene la población de lémures más numerosa fuera de Madagascar.Duke University has the largest lemur population outside of Madagascar.
