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DEPOPULATION. In its most proper signification, is the destruction of the people of a country or place. This word is, however, taken rather in a passive than an active one; we say depopulation, to designate a diminution of inhabitants, arising either from violent causes, or the want of multiplication. Vide 12 Co. 30. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The city Oberhochwald suffered more than depopulation due to the Black Death. From 1999 to 2003, poultry outbreak control measures in the European Union alone resulted in the depopulation of 50 million birds at a substantial cost to the global economy. It seems that after all of the budget and staff cuts at the national office since the early 1990s, and in the midst of declining attendance in some urban churches and the depopulation of the rural churches, the outlook of the church has become increasingly harder to discern. |
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