This is the 320th most frequent Arabic word.
سكان
"سكان" in English means "inhabitants" or "population."
Here, 'سكان' represents the general concept of population in the context of geographical studies.
دراسة توزيع السكان تُعَدّ جزءًا من علم الجغرافيا.
The study of population distribution is a part of geography.
Here, 'سكان' is used to mean 'residents', referring to the people who inhabit a specific place.
يسكن السكان المحليون في هذه القرية.
The local residents live in this village.
In this context, 'سكان' refers to the collective population of a city.