|
|
peo·ple
 people
- pronunciation:
- pi
p
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
people, peoples |
| definition 1: |
people; human beings.
Our neighbor's dog is not usually friendly to people.
|
| definition 2: |
all persons who belong to the same community, country, religion, or race.
The people of this country come from all over the world.- synonyms:
- community, nation, race, tribe
- similar words:
- clan, country, folk, horde, public, strain
|
| definition 3: |
family; relatives.
My people came from Scotland.- synonyms:
- family, kin
- similar words:
- dynasty, folks, relations, relatives, strain
|
| definition 4: |
the mass of ordinary persons (often used with "the").
The president looked to the people for support.- synonyms:
- crowd, the herd, the masses
- similar words:
- public
|
| related words: |
earth, kin, man, neighborhood, world |
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
peopled, peoples, peopling |
| definition: |
to come to live in or settle.
Native Americans were the first to people the country we now call the United States.- synonyms:
- inhabit, populate
- similar words:
- colonize, fill
|
| related words: |
inhabit, occupy |
|
|