Depopulations

/ˌdiːpɒpjuˈleɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of depopulation: multiple instances or examples of places experiencing severe population loss.

Etymology

Plural form of 'depopulation,' made by adding '-s' to the singular noun.

Kelly Says

Historians study depopulations across time and space—from the Black Death in Europe to the colonization of the Americas to modern urban decline—to understand how societies collapse and rebuild.

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Plural form still carries the erasive history of collective displacement narratives.

Inclusive Usage

Disaggregate causes and acknowledge perpetrators and victims.

Inclusive Alternatives

["forced displacements","demographic collapses","genocides"]

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