# peoples

Pronunciation: say "PEE-puhlz" /ˈpiːpəlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of people. — plural of people (“a race, group or nationality”)
   - Simple: Plural of people. Use this when talking about more than one nation or culture.
   - _The indigenous peoples of the region have distinct languages and traditions._
   - _Many peoples have settled along this river over the centuries._
3. Plural of person. Nonstandard slang, used mainly for one's family or close friends. *(nonstandard)* — plural of person
   - Simple: Plural of person. A slang form, used mostly for your family or close friends.
   - _She rolled up to the function with all her peoples._
   - _My peoples have always had my back when times got hard._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of people. — third-person singular simple present indicative of people
   - Simple: The form of people used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The novelist peoples her fiction with sharply drawn minor characters._
   - _Each chapter peoples the town with new arrivals._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/peoples (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).