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people's in Arabic

شَعْبِيّ šaʕbiyy

/ˈpiːpəlz/

people's in Arabic: شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy). In English, people's means considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

Arabic words for people's

of, from, or controlled by the common people
شَعْبِيّ šaʕbiyy

English meaning of people's

  1. adjective Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.
  2. adjective In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.
  3. adjective Used to label a state as secretly authoritarian or totalitarian regardless of its government.
  4. adjective Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, -'s.

Full definition of people's

people's in a sentence

  • the People's Liberation Army
  • the People's United States of America
  • the People's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

people's in other languages

Questions about people's in Arabic

What is the meaning of people's in Arabic?
People's in Arabic is شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy).
ما معنى كلمة people's؟
People's: شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy).
What does people's mean in English?
People's means considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

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