(~es)
A country’s ~ consists of those members of its population who are poor, and who have little chance of improving their situation.
The basic problems of the inner-city ~ are inadequate housing and lack of jobs...
N-COUNT: usu sing
(~es)
A country’s ~ consists of those members of its population who are poor, and who have little chance of improving their situation.
The basic problems of the inner-city ~ are inadequate housing and lack of jobs...
N-COUNT: usu sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012