1. (noun) people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
"old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
2. (noun) citizenry, people
the body of citizens of a state or country
"the Spanish people"
3. (noun) people
members of a family line
"his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
4. (verb) multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed
the common people generally
"separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
5. (verb) people
fill with people
"Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
6. (verb) people
furnish with people
"The plains are sparsely populated"
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