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people

people: listen to British English pronunciationpeople: listen to American pronunciation /ˈpiːpl/ noun

Translation

PLURAL [plural]
more than one person
insanlar, halk, kişiler
Our company employs over 400 people.
People live much longer than they used to.
2396
the people
all the ordinary people in a country
halk, ahali
The rebels have gained the support of the people.
1237662
RACE [C] formal
all the people of a race
millet, ırk, halk, toplum
Europe is made up of many different peoples.
1237662666
(Definition of people noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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