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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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