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Definition of population explosion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

population explosion

noun

/pɒpjuˈleɪʃn ɪkspləʊʒn/

/pɑːpjuˈleɪʃn ɪkspləʊʒn/

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a sudden large increase in the number of people or animals living in an area

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