peoples
/ˈpiːpəlz/
peoples is the plural of people.
peoples is the plural of person.
peoples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of people.
Meaning of people
Noun
people (countable and uncountable, plural peoples)
- Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
- a people apart
- Synonyms:
- collective, community, congregation, folk
- A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
- Moses said, "Let my people go."
- Synonyms:
- fans, groupies, supporters
- One's colleagues or employees.
- I'll have my people call your people.
- A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
- My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
- The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
- The people have successfully stood up against tyranny and totalitarianism.
- People in general, humans, by extension sentient beings real or fictional.
- People don't like it when you tweak their noses.
Meaning of person
Noun
person (plural people or persons)
- An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
- THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be...1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE
- A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
- […]his firſt appearance vpon the Stage, in his new perſon of a Sycophant or Iugler[…]1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret...
- Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
- three persons and one God1892, Book of Common Prayer, The Litanie
- Any sapient or socially intelligent being.
- Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
- Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
- A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
Proper noun capitalized: Peoples
Peoples
- A surname.
Phrases with peoples
Questions about peoples
- What does peoples mean?
- Peoples means a surname.
- What is peoples the plural of?
- Peoples is the plural of people.
- What part of speech is peoples?
- Peoples is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce peoples?
- Peoples is pronounced /ˈpiːpəlz/.
Words near peoples in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: peoples (page history and authors); Peoples (page history and authors); people (page history and authors); person (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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