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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDemic
/ˈdɛm.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to human populations, especially regarding their geographic distribution, genetics, or migrations.
"The spread of early agriculture in Europe was driven by demic expansion rather than mere cultural borrowing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'demos', meaning 'people' or 'population', combined with the English adjectival suffix '-ic'. Coined in anthropological and genetic contexts during the 20th century to describe phenomena, migrations, or expansions relating specifically to populations rather than solely cultural diffusion.
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démique
Transliteration: demik
"La diffusion néolithique a été une expansion démique majeure."
demisch
Transliteration: demisch
"Die demische Diffusion beschreibt die Ausbreitung von Populationen."
demico
Transliteration: demiko
"L'espansione demica ha modificato il profilo genetico della regione."
démico
Transliteration: demiko
"El modelo demico explica la dispersión de los primeros agricultores."
démico
Transliteration: demico
"A expansão démica alterou a demografia do continente."
जनसंख्या संबंधी
Transliteration: jansankhya sambandhi
"यह अध्ययन जनसंसार के डेमिक प्रसार को दर्शाता है।"
人群的
Transliteration: rénqún de
"这项研究分析了该地区的群体迁移。"
집단의
Transliteration: jipdan-ui
"이것은 신석기 시대의 집단적 확산을 보여줍니다."
集団の
Transliteration: shūdan no
"農耕の伝播は集団的な移動を伴っていた。"
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