census

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
2. (countable, uncountable) Count, tally.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
4. (countable, uncountable) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

Verb

1. (transitive) To conduct a census on.
2. (intransitive) To collect a census.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛnsəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

Synonyms

nosecount

nose count

survey

poll

statistics

census registration

population census

inventory

stock list

stocktaking

tabulation

vocabulary

family register

general survey

demography

reconnaissance survey

general census

preliminary exploration

census of population

general investigation

demographic census

census survey

censer

census study

censorship

count

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glossary

inquiry

listing

questionnaire

sampling

Translations

recensement

censo

censimento

Volkszählung

Zensus

censo

censo

απογραφή

recenseamento

cens

Zählung

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volkstelling

spis ludności

nüfus sayımı

Bevölkerungszählung

Sentences

Meadar farm is located in a census region in Arizona State , U . S . A .