The ~ of a country is its people. (FORMAL)
...a large proportion of the ~.
= population
N-UNCOUNT: usu the N
The ~ of a country is its people. (FORMAL)
...a large proportion of the ~.
= population
N-UNCOUNT: usu the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012