Noun
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the common people generally
"separate the warriors from the mass"
"power to the people"
- hoi polloi - the great unwashed -
members of a family line
"his people have been farmers for generations"
"are your people still alive?"
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the body of citizens of a state or country
"the Spanish people"
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
"old people"
"there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Verb
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furnish with people
"The plains are sparsely populated"
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fill with people
"Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"