Hypertext Webster Gateway: "depopulation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Depopulation \De*pop`u*la"tion\, n. [L. depopulatio pillaging:
cf. F. d['e]population depopulation.]
The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated;
destruction or explusion of inhabitants.
The desolation and depopulation [of St.Quentin] were
now complete. --Motley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
depopulation
n : the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.