people

  • 21people — peo|ple1 W1S1 [ˈpi:pəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(persons)¦ 2¦(people in general)¦ 3¦(country/race)¦ 4 the people 5 somebody s people 6 of all people 7¦(to get attention)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: peuple, from Latin …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22people — peo|ple1 [ pipl ] noun *** ▸ 1 plural of person ▸ 2 ordinary people ▸ 3 members of a nation ▸ 4 lawyers ▸ 5 for addressing people ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the plural of person: Thousands of people marched in protest. The accident left three people dead… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23people — 1 / pi:pFl/ noun 1 (plural) persons: Were there many people at the meeting? | Most people in our neighborhood drive to work. | a retirement home for elderly people see person 2 PEOPLE IN GENERAL (plural) people in general, or people other than… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24people — I UK [ˈpiːp(ə)l] / US [ˈpɪp(ə)l] noun Word forms people : singular people plural peoples *** Metaphor: People are like animals, especially when they behave in an unpleasant way. The soldiers were all drunk, and they behaved like animals. ♦ You… …

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  • 25People — pp semi protected|small=yesAn English NounThe English noun people has two distinct fields of application: * as a countable noun, a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics (e.g. the people of Spain or the… …

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  • 26people's —    imposed by autocracy    The language of totalitarianism or contempt in various compounds, as follow:    people s army an army pledged to the support of a regime when the former non political or professional army has been disbanded    people s… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 27people — [[t]pi͟ːp(ə)l[/t]] ♦ peoples, peopling, peopled 1) N PLURAL People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of person, instead of persons . Millions of people have lost their homes. ...the people of Angola. ...homeless… …

    English dictionary

  • 28people — /ˈpipəl / (say peepuhl) plural noun 1. (construed as singular, with plural peoples) the whole body of persons constituting a community, tribe, race, or nation: this is a united people; they are a nomadic people; the peoples of Africa. 2. the… …

  • 29people — n. 1) average, common, plain; working people 2) old; young people 3) the chosen people 4) boat people ( destitute refugees traveling in boats ) 5) city; country; little, ordinary; primitive people * * * [ piːp(ə)l] common country …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30people — noun 1 more than one person ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ elderly, old ▪ common, normal, ordinary ▪ real …

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