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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. Members of a family line
   "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
    
4. The common people generally
   "power to the people";
   - multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, the great unwashed [informal]

1. Fill with people
   "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
    
2. Furnish with people

Type of: dwell, 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