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- Dictionarypeo·ple/ˈpēp(ə)l/
noun
- 1. human beings in general or considered collectively: "the earthquake killed 30,000 people" Similar
- 2. the men, women, and children of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group: "the native peoples of Canada" Similar
verb
- 1. (of a group of people) inhabit (a place): "an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans"
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men and women who are involved in a particular type of work: We'll have to get the people at the city council to look at these plans. Most of her friends are media people. the people. C1. the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society: She claims to be the voice of the people.
1. plural : human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest. 2. plural : human beings, personsoften used in compounds instead of persons. salespeople. often used attributively. people skills. 3. plural : the members of a family or kinship. 4. plural : the mass of a community as distinguished from a special class.
PEOPLE meaning: 1. men, women, and children: 2. used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are…. Learn more.
noun. persons collectively or in general. a group of persons considered together. blind people. peoples the persons living in a country and sharing the same nationality.
When people means “the entire body of persons who constitute a community or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, etc.,” it is used as a singular, with the plural peoples: This people shares characteristics with certain inhabitants of central Asia.
Definitions of people. noun. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively. “old people ”. “there were at least 200 people in the audience”. see more. the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group. a group of people having approximately the same age.
Definition of people noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PEOPLE meaning: 1 : individual human beings; 2 : human beings as a group all or most people
Define people. people synonyms, people pronunciation, people translation, English dictionary definition of people. n. pl. people 1. a. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, alone and in compounds: People were dancing...
noun. uk / ˈpiːpl / us. people noun (PLURAL) Add to word list. A1. more than one person: Our company employs over 400 people. People live much longer than they used to. Fewer examples. The number of people living alone grows each year. Most people think he's guilty. There were no more than ten people there.
