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little people

little people noun: commoners; ordinary people. Also the plural of little person.

Noun (1)

little people

  1. (figuratively) Commoners; ordinary people.

Noun (2)

little people pl (plural only)

  1. (dated, plural, plural-only, slang) The Vietnamese, particularly in the Vietnam War.

Also used as

little people is also the plural of little person.

Questions about little people

What does little people mean?
Little people means commoners; ordinary people.
What part of speech is little people?
Little people is a noun.

Words near little people in the dictionary

  1. Little Palestine
  2. little peach
  3. Little Pelican
  4. little penguin
  5. little penguins
  6. little people
  7. little person
  8. little persons
  9. Little Petherick
  10. little piecer
  11. little piecers

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