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PRONUNCIATION OF ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

zero population growth  [ˈzɪərəʊ ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən ɡrəʊθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

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Zero population growth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZERO POPULATION GROWTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zero population growth

Zero population growth, sometimes abbreviated ZPG, is a condition of demographic balance where the number of people in a specified population neither grows nor declines, considered as a social aim by some. According to some, zero population growth is the ideal towards which countries and the whole world should aspire in the interests of accomplishing long-term environmental sustainability.

Definition of zero population growth in the English dictionary

The definition of zero population growth in the dictionary is the condition, viewed as a social aim, when the population of a given area neither increases nor declines.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZERO POPULATION GROWTH


aftergrowth
ˈɑːftəˌɡrəʊθ
antigrowth
ˌæntɪˈɡrəʊθ
Arbroath
ɑːˈbrəʊθ
growth
ɡrəʊθ
ingrowth
ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ
intergrowth
ˈɪntəˌɡrəʊθ
misgrowth
ˌmɪsˈɡrəʊθ
nongrowth
ˌnɒnˈɡrəʊθ
outgrowth
ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ
overgrowth
ˈəʊvəˌɡrəʊθ
pregrowth
priːˈɡrəʊθ
regrowth
riːˈɡrəʊθ
supergrowth
ˈsuːpərˌɡrəʊθ
troth
trəʊθ
undergrowth
ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊθ
upgrowth
ˈʌpˌɡrəʊθ
wroath
rəʊθ
wroth
rəʊθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

zero altitude
zero balancing
zero defects
zero gravity
zero grazing
zero growth
zero hour
zero in
zero option
zero point
zero stage
zero tolerance
zero-base
zero-based
zero-coupon bond
zero-emission
zero-G
zero-rate
zero-rated
zero-rating

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

crwth
mushroom growth
personal growth
rate of growth
rowth
scowth
second growth
secondary growth
self-sustaining growth
sowth
strewth
zero growth

Synonyms and antonyms of zero population growth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «zero population growth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

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The translations of zero population growth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zero population growth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人口零增长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crecimiento demográfico cero
570 millions of speakers

English

zero population growth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शून्य जनसंख्या वृद्धि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النمو السكاني الصفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нулевой рост населения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o crescimento da população de zero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূন্য জনসংখ্যা বৃদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la croissance de la population zéro
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertumbuhan sifar penduduk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Null Bevölkerungswachstum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人口増加ゼロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제로 인구 증가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Numusake pertumbuhan populasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tăng trưởng dân số
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூஜ்யம் மக்கள் தொகை வளர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शून्य लोकसंख्या वाढ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıfır nüfus artışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crescita demografica pari a zero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zerowego wzrostu ludności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нульове зростання населення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creșterea populației la zero
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηδενική αύξηση του πληθυσμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nul bevolkingsgroei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nollbefolkningtillväxt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vekst null befolknings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zero population growth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZERO POPULATION GROWTH»

The term «zero population growth» is normally little used and occupies the 135.847 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZERO POPULATION GROWTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zero population growth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZERO POPULATION GROWTH»

Discover the use of zero population growth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zero population growth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ebony
If the population control and zero population growth prophets of doom are right, Belgians should be fighting in the streets for crumbs and the populationists should get on the ball with proposals to curb population there. Nevertheless, Belgium's ...
2
Families in America: A Reference Handbook
Should present trends continue, the United States will reach zero population growth by the year 2020. Other developed nations such as Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Hungary have already reached zero population growth. In fact, fertility ...
Jeffrey S. Turner, 2002
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Sociology: Understanding a Diverse Society, Updated
To achieve zero population growth, and thus population equilibrium, couples would have to limit themselves to approximately two children per family. By 1980, the United States had reached the replacement level of reproduction with an ...
Margaret Andersen, Howard Taylor, 2007
4
Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits
The population controllers have not only studiously ignored mounting evidence of their multiple failures; they have avoided the biggest story of them all. Fertility rates are in free fall around the globe.
Steven Mosher, 2011
5
Cengage Advantage Books: Sociology
At this point, the world will have reached zero population growth, when deaths are balanced by births so that the population does not increase. Contrary to popular opinion, limiting the average family size to two children does not immediately ...
Jon M. Shepard, 2009
6
Population in Asia
In many Asian countries, zero population growth will not occur for more than half a century after replacement level fertility is reached. A few hypothetical examples can help clarify how population momentum affects population growth.
Warren C. Sanderson, Jee-Peng Tan, 1995
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California Riparian Systems: Ecology, Conservation, and ...
SOME IMPLICATIONS OF POPULATION GROWTH TO CALIFORNIA'S RENEWABLE RESOURCES1 2 Judith Kunofsky Abstract. — Efforts at better management of riparian systems will ultimately fail unless zero population growth is achieved.
Richard E. Warner, Kathleen M. Hendrix, 1984
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Environmental Health: Ecological Perspectives
Not all countries have experienced population growth. Countries such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan, Poland, and the Ukraine have achieved zero population growth (ZPG). Today, the majority of countries have ...
Kathryn Hilgenkamp, 2006
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Introduction to Population Ecology
This line represents the prey density that results in zero population growth of the predator. Areas to the right of the line allow the predator population to grow; to the left predator populations decline. The second line, the prey isocline, represents ...
Larry L. Rockwood, 2009
10
c: The Politics of Mexican-Origin Women's Reproduction
He asked, “Can this nation with zero population [growth] maintain the leadership in the world and provide the economic and material aid to those countries where population growth probably never can be controlled?”90 Hughes was not only ...
Elena R. Gutiérrez, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZERO POPULATION GROWTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zero population growth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Unrealized Horrors of Population Explosion
His 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” sold in the millions with a jeremiad that .... The phrase “zero population growth,” once a movement battle cry, is not ... «New York Times, May 15»
2
Kerala to become 'zero population growth' state
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala registering the lowest growth rate of population in the last one decade, the state is all set to achieve "zero population ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
3
Why is Christianity Today Defending Racist Birth Control Activist …
... that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted…to apportion farm ... eugenic “zero population growth” (because humans, in the pseudoscience of ... «LifeNews.com, Mar 15»
4
Zero population growth plan
Very few people pretend we will have enough water for any of the above growth. Sooner or later, we need to stop population growth, and it might as well be now. «Norman Transcript, Jan 15»
5
NSW Planning predicts zero population growth for Bellingen and …
New figures from NSW Planning show Gloucester and Bellingen will have no population growth whatsoever between now and 2031. Most Mid North Coast local ... «ABC Online, Jun 14»
6
Good News About Our Aging Population
GDP growth equals population growth plus productivity growth. You can have zero population growth and still be growing GDP via productivity enhancements. «Forbes, Feb 14»
7
A Bet, Five Metals And The Future Of The Planet
Ehrlich started a movement called "Zero Population Growth." He got a vasectomy to set an example. And he proposed a tax on diapers to keep population in ... «NPR, Jan 14»
8
Zero Population Growth – A Forgotten Fear
Government-friendly environment and development aid NGOs avoid this one like the plague: they never say the world is massively overpopulated and left that ... «The Market Oracle, Oct 13»
9
Chicago-area population grows at snail's pace
Most of those counties hovered slightly above zero population growth for a second consecutive year. The number of Cook County residents increased by 0.33 ... «WBEZ, Mar 13»
10
The anti-immigration cabal
... views on immigration are rooted in a two-century-old anti-human, anti-growth ... senior leadership positions in Planned Parenthood, Zero Population Growth ... «Politico, Feb 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zero population growth [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zero-population-growth>. Apr 2024 ».
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