depopulated

de·pop·u·late  (d-ppy-lt)

tr.v. de·pop·u·lat·ed, de·pop·u·lat·ing, de·pop·u·lates

To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation.

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[Latin dpopulri, dpopult-, to lay waste : d-, de- + populr, to ravage (from populus, people, throng).]

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de·popu·lation n.

de·popu·lator n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

depopulated - having lost inhabitants as by war or disease; "the 15th century plagues left vast areas of Europe depopulated" uninhabited - not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses"

Translations

depopulated [diːˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd] adj [area] → dépeuplé(e)