Depeopled

/diːˈpipəld/ adjective

Definition

Made empty of people; depopulated or stripped of inhabitants.

Etymology

From depeople (de- + people) plus -ed (past participle/adjective suffix). The adjective form describes a state of being emptied of people.

Kelly Says

'Depeopled' has an eerie, haunting quality—it describes cities emptied by war, plague, or forced migration, and you'll find it in historical accounts of ghost towns and abandoned regions where communities once thrived.

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