How to pronounce populace
American English pronunciation
POP-yuh-lus
- IPA
- /ˈpɑpjələs/
- Syllables
- POP · yuh · lus (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What populace means
All the ordinary people living in a place
In a sentence: The whole populace of the island came out to watch the fireworks.
Where it comes from: It came through French from an Italian word for the common people, built from popolo, Italian for "people."
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