1. The human beings of a particular nation, community or ethnic group
   "the indigenous peoples of Australia"

1. (plural) any group of human beings (men, women or children) collectively
   "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
    
2. The body of citizens of a state or country
   "the Spanish people";
   - citizenry
    
3. The common people generally
   "power to the people";
   - multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, the great unwashed [informal]
    
4. Members of a family line
   "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"

1. Fill with people
   "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
    
2. Furnish with people
   "The company peopled its new office with young professionals"

Type of: dwell, fam [informal], family, family line, folk, group, grouping, inhabit, kinfolk, kinsfolk, kith and kin, live, phratry, populate

Part of: human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world

Encyclopedia: Peoples, George