Definition of 'people'

Noun

1. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
2. the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"
      Synonyms: citizenry
3. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
      Synonyms: multitude masses mass hoi polloi the great unwashed
4. members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"

Verb

1. fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"
      Synonyms: populate
2. furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"
      Synonyms: populate

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