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    people
    /ˈpiːpl/

    noun

    • 1. human beings in general or considered collectively: "the earthquake killed 30,000 people" Similar human beingspersonsindividualshumans
    • 2. the members of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group: "the native peoples of Canada" Similar racetribeclanethnic group

    verb

    • 1. (of a group of people) inhabit (a place): "an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEOPLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PEOPLE definition: 1. men, women, and children: 2. used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › peoplePeople Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › peoplePEOPLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    People definition: persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general. See examples of PEOPLE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEOPLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. The indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere speak many different languages.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEOPLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are speaking to: People will think you've gone nuts. People like to be made to feel important. Now that we've discussed our problems, are people happy with the decisions we've made? men and women who are involved in a particular type of work:

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › peoplePeople - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › peoplePeople - definition of people by The Free Dictionary

    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...

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpeople noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of people noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › peoplePeople Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PEOPLE meaning: 1 : individual human beings; 2 : human beings as a group all or most people

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEOPLE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    PEOPLE meaning: 1. more than one person: 2. all the ordinary people in a country: 3. all the people of a race: . Learn more.