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- pronunciation:
- pi
p
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
people, peoples |
| definition 1: |
human beings; persons.
Our cat doesn't get along with other cats, but she's affectionate with people.Many people were already waiting in line when we got to the box office.
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| definition 2: |
(plural "peoples") all persons who share the same nationality, religion, community, or race.
The governor claims to represent the people of this state.As a linguist, he studied the different languages of the various hill peoples.- synonyms:
- community, kindred, nation, race, tribe
- similar words:
- clan, country, folk, horde, public, strain
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| definition 3: |
persons in regard to a leader, employer, residence, or the like.
- similar words:
- clientele, commune, constituents, family, household, members, membership, population, staff, team
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| definition 4: |
family members; ancestry; kin.
My people came from Scotland.- synonyms:
- ancestry, family, kin, kindred, kinfolk
- similar words:
- dynasty, folks, relations, relatives, strain
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| definition 5: |
the persons of a nation.
- synonyms:
- citizenry, populace, population
- similar words:
- public
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| definition 6: |
the mass of ordinary persons (often prec. by "the").
I appeal to the people for my support.- synonyms:
- crowd, mob, populace, the herd, the masses, the multitude
- similar words:
- common, commoners, gallery, hoi polloi, Middle America, plebeians, proletariat, public, rabble, working class
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| related words: |
brother, earth, kin, kindred, man, neighborhood, world |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
peoples, peopling, peopled |
| definition: |
to inhabit or populate.
- synonyms:
- inhabit, populate, settle
- similar words:
- colonize, fill, homestead
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| related words: |
inhabit, occupy, settle |
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