No. 320 in Arabic
سكان
"سكان" in English means "inhabitants" or "population."
In a sentence
يسكن السكان المحليون في هذه القرية.
The local residents live in this village.
Here, 'سكان' is used to mean 'residents', referring to the people who inhabit a specific place.
عدد السكان في المدينة يزيد عن مليون نسمة.
The population of the city exceeds one million inhabitants.
In this context, 'سكان' refers to the collective population of a city.
دراسة توزيع السكان تُعَدّ جزءًا من علم الجغرافيا.
The study of population distribution is a part of geography.
Here, 'سكان' represents the general concept of population in the context of geographical studies.
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