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| Arab |
a member of a southwest Asian people that makes up most of the population of Arabia and other parts of the Middle East. [1/4 definitions] |
| assimilate |
to help or force (people of a different culture) to adapt and become similar to a larger or more dominant group within a region and to become part of that population. [1/3 definitions] |
| baby boom |
the great increase in the population of the United States that took place between 1946 and 1960. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. [1/3 definitions] |
| lemming |
a very small mammal that looks like a mouse with a short tail. Lemmings are rodents that live in the far northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. Some kinds of lemmings migrate in groups if their population gets very large. Migrating lemmings may drown in bodies of water. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. [1/2 definitions] |
| oriental |
(often capitalized) a person who was born of a native population of a country east or southeast of Europe. [1/2 definitions] |
| populous |
having a large population. |
| race2 |
a human population sharing certain common physical characteristics that have been passed down from one generation to the next. [1/2 definitions] |
| state |
the population of an area under a single government. [1/6 definitions] |
| universal |
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. [1/2 definitions] |
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