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repoblación

repopulation

noun rreh-poh-blah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

restocking

Usage Note

Repoblación appears in two main contexts: ecological (reintroduction of species or reforestation — repoblación forestal) and demographic (resettling of an area — repoblación medieval refers to the medieval repopulation of territories reconquered from the Moors in Spain). The verb is repoblar.

Examples

"El programa de repoblación salvó al lince ibérico."

Natural Translation

The repopulation program saved the Iberian lynx.

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