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peoples

noun

Form of people , plural of people.

Simple meaning

The human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group.

Pronunciation

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peepuhlz

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈpipəlz

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

  2. A surname.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: The human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

Used this way, peoples is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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More ways to use peoples

  • “The indigenous peoples of Australia.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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native peoplesprimitive peoplestwo peoplesspeaking peoplesafrican peoplesaboriginal peoplesdifferent peoplespeoples living

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Inflected forms

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  • peoplenounBase word

    Any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.

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