John Travolta's First Hit   John Travolta first gained fame as Vinnie Barbarino on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975).
popular adjective (LIKED) A2 liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people: She's the most popular teacher in school. That song was popular with people from my father's generation. Walking is a popular form of exercise in Britain.
The word populationââand also the word populaceââderive from the Latin populus, people.. To remember that population is connected to people, think about the words popular, populist, pop culture, pop music. Don't think about pop cornââunless you're thinking about the movie-going population that lives on it.