See also: Peoples and people's

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːpəlz/
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Noun

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peoples

  1. plural of people (a race, group or nationality)
    The course studies the history of Africa and the peoples who lived there.
  2. (chiefly African-American Vernacular, nonstandard) plural of person
    • 1997, Thomas Wade Oliver, To Watch the River, New York, N.Y.: Vantage Press, →ISBN, page 374:
      "There's been a misunderstanding, that's all," Franklin explained. "As soon as I get you off of my back, my peoples are gonna start sending out product just like before."
    • 2018, U-God [Lamont Hawkins], Raw: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang, New York, N.Y.: Picador, →ISBN, page 50:
      I was cool with everybody. That was a major thing, because at that time Park Hill peoples couldn't go to Stapleton, and vice versa.

Verb

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peoples

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of people

French

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Noun

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peoples m

  1. plural of people