The phrase "a major population" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a significant or large group of people within a specific context, such as demographics or statistics.
Example: "The city has a major population of young professionals who are driving the local economy."
Alternatives: "a large population" or "a significant population".
This certainly would counter that and would be a major population turnaround".
About 1 million people are now without power and the storm has yet to hit a major population centre.
On the other hand, if it can intercept one or a few missiles from striking a major population center, many lives would be saved.
While there are ups and downs, the annual Breeding Bird Survey shows no evidence of a major population change across the state from 1970 to 2000.
In Washington, the Quinault Indian Nation is also planning to relocate a major population center in the face of sea level rise, warmer temperatures and increasingly destructive storms.
We have a major population problem every summer," said Elaine Sanders, who lives near Ryde, the island's largest town with a population of about 30,000.
Having become a major population centre around AD1050, by 1350 it was largely abandoned by its people – and no one is sure why.
Baalbek, a major population center, is the furthest south in the Bekaa that shells from Syria targeting Hezbollah areas have reached.
By 1775 it had only a few hundred residents, but in the 19th century the city mushroomed into a major population centre.
A British military spokesman, Lt. Col. Chris Vernon, also reiterated on Saturday that Basra was not a military objective, but a psychological one in the battle to break Mr. Hussein's hold over a major population center.
The provincial capital, Guadalajara city, and the towns of Hita, Sigüenza, and Atienza were important as economic and cultural centres in medieval times, but only Guadalajara is now a major population centre with diverse industries.
