Dictionary definition · people
noun
- (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively"old people"
- the body of citizens of a state or country"the Spanish people"
- members of a family line"his people have been farmers for generations"
- the common people generally"separate the warriors from the mass"
verb
- fill with people"Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
- furnish with people"The plains are sparsely populated"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).