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The phrase "was overpopulated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a place or area has more inhabitants than it can support or manage effectively.
Example: "In the early 20th century, the city was overpopulated, leading to numerous social and economic challenges."
Alternatives: "was overcrowded" or "had excessive population".
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was overpopulated
adjective
Having a higher population than can be sustained in an area
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Haiti was overpopulated even before the disaster.
Turin was overpopulated in the 1960s and his first years at school took place in a converted grocery shop.
My high school, which is located in a working class Latino suburb bordering Chicago, was overpopulated, underfunded, and in my opinion, incredibly stifling.
This year, the department issued regulations that would force winning bidders to trap animals on the site if the state determined that the area was overpopulated with animals, such as beavers or raccoons.
Since Greece was overpopulated at the beginning of Seleucid rule, it was not difficult to persuade colonists to come to the east, especially when they were given plots of land (cleroii) from royal domains that they could pass on to their descendants; if they had no descendants, the land would revert to the king.
By its third season, Fringe was overpopulated by multiple versions of every character.
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