people

/ˈpiːpl/ noun

Definition

PLURAL [plural] › more than one person: Our company employs over 400 people. People live much longer than they used to.

the people › all the ordinary people in a country: The rebels have gained the support of the people.

RACE [C] formal › all the people of a race: Europe is made up of many different peoples.

(Definition of people noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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