popular


Definition: Meaning of, popular in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɒpjʊlə /

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  1. liked by a lot of people
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  2. [only before noun] done by a lot of people in a society, group etc
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  3. [only before noun] relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people
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popular used in phrases

  • Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria (noun)
    1. a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
  • Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement (noun)
    1. a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
  • Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces (noun)
    1. a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
  • Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (noun)
    1. a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change
  • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (noun)
    1. a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel
  • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (noun)
    1. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe
  • Popular Struggle Front (noun)
    1. a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border
  • popular front (noun)
    1. a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent
  • popular music (noun)
    1. but usually only for a short time any genre of music having wide appeal
  • popular music genre (noun)
    1. but usually only for a short time any genre of music having wide appeal
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