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- Dictionarypeople/ˈpiːpl/
noun
- 1. human beings in general or considered collectively: "the earthquake killed 30,000 people" Similar
- 2. the members 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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PEOPLE definition: 1. men, women, and children: 2. used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of people noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Human beings are people. Individuals, folks, humankind — we're all people. The word people is usually a noun, as in: two or more humans. It can also mean "all the citizens," as in a political leader who understands the needs of the people.
People definition: persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general. See examples of PEOPLE used in a sentence.
PEOPLE definition: 1. more than one person: 2. all the ordinary people in a country: 3. all the people of a race: . Learn more.
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:
Definition of People in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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...
