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people meaning in Sanskrit

जन jana

/ˈpiː.pəl//ˈpi.pəl/

people in Sanskrit: जन (jana). In English, people means persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

Sanskrit words for people

a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons
जन jana

English meaning of people

  1. noun Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
  2. noun A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
  3. noun One's colleagues or employees.
  4. noun A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

Full definition of people

people in a sentence

  • an industrious people
  • the indigenous peoples of Europe
  • the native peoples of Borneo

Synonyms of people

All synonyms of people

people in other languages

Questions about people in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of people in Sanskrit?
People in Sanskrit is जन (jana).
people इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
People: जन (jana).
What does people mean in English?
People means persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: people (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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