peoples Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
   
   • the indigenous peoples of Australia
2. noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   people.
   
   • old people
   • there were at least 200 people in the audience
3. noun the body of citizens of a state or country
   citizenry; people.
   
   • the Spanish people
4. noun members of a family line
   people.
   
   • his people have been farmers for generations
   • are your people still alive?
5. noun the common people generally
   people; masses; the great unwashed; mass; hoi polloi; multitude.
   
   • separate the warriors from the mass
   • power to the people
6. verb fill with people
   people.
   
   • Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes
7. verb furnish with people
   people.
   
   • The plains are sparsely populated

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