Word Meaning

people definition and meaning

n. The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.
n. Persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women; folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; -- sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in adversity.
n. The mass of comunity as distinguished from a special class; the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; as, nobles and people.
n. One's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were English.
n. One's subjects; fellow citizens; companions; followers.
v. t. To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

Crossword clues for people

- Human beings
- Individuals
- Mankind
- Persons
- Populace