Poblado (en. Populated)

/poˈβlaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: Human settlement that has more houses and inhabitants than a village.

Example Sentence: The settlement is located in the mountain.

El poblado se encuentra en la montaña.

Definition: Place where several families live and a certain social life develops.

Example Sentence: The settlement has a school and a church.

El poblado tiene una escuela y una iglesia.

Definition: Community situated in a specific region.

Example Sentence: The inhabitants of the settlement celebrate traditional festivities.

Los habitantes del poblado celebran festividades tradicionales.

Etymology/Origin: From the verb inhabit, which comes from the Latin 'populare'.

Phrase: coastal settlement

Meaning: Settlement located near the sea.

poblado costero

Phrase: indigenous settlement

Meaning: Community inhabited by native groups.

poblado indígena

Phrase: abandoned settlement

Meaning: Place where people used to live, but is now uninhabited.

poblado abandonado

Related Word: village

Description: Set of inhabitants of a place, similar to a settlement.

pueblo

Related Word: population

Description: Total number of inhabitants of a place, can refer to a settlement.

población

Related Word: district

Description: Administrative division that may include several settlements.

distrito

Slang Meaning: Settlement as a very busy or crowded place.

Example: That party got really crowded, there wasn't even room for a pin.

Esa fiesta se puso bien poblada, no cabía un alfiler.

Slang Meaning: Refers to a small town where everyone knows each other.

Example: In this settlement, everyone is quite close and helps each other.

En este poblado todos son bastante cercanos y se ayudan entre sí.