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  • 1people — peo|ple1 W1S1 [ˈpi:pəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(persons)¦ 2¦(people in general)¦ 3¦(country/race)¦ 4 the people 5 somebody s people 6 of all people 7¦(to get attention)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: peuple, from Latin …

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  • 2people — people, persons Both words have been in use for several centuries to denote the plural of person, the difference usually being explained in terms of people referring to a group of which the exact number cannot be determined or is irrelevant and… …

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  • 3persons — people, persons Both words have been in use for several centuries to denote the plural of person, the difference usually being explained in terms of people referring to a group of which the exact number cannot be determined or is irrelevant and… …

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  • 4people — [pē′pəl] n. pl. peoples [ME peple < Anglo Fr poeple, people < OFr pople < L populus, nation, crowd < ?] 1. a) all the persons of a racial, national, religious, or linguistic group; nation, race, etc. [the peoples of the world] b) a… …

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  • 5people, persons — People and persons both refer to a number of individuals and are used interchangeably in most contexts. Neither can be used to refer to an individual: one people and one persons are absurd expressions. No safe rule exists for choosing between… …

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  • 6People's Artist of the USSR — medal People s Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union. Contents …

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  • 7People's Alliance for Democracy — Type Pressure group Political group Key people Sondhi Limthongkul Chamlong Srimuang Phiphob Thongchai Somsak Kosaisuuk Somkeit Pongpaibul Area served …

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  • 8People's Socialist Republic of Albania — Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë Satellite state of the Soviet Union (Until 1961) …

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  • 9People — Peo ple, n. [OE. peple, people, OF. pueple, F. peuple, fr. L. populus. Cf. {Populage}, {Public}, {Pueblo}.] 1. The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation …

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  • 10people - person — ◊ people People is a plural noun. You use a plural form of a verb after it. People is most commonly used to refer to a particular group of men and women. There were 120 people at the lecture. We ll talk to the people concerned and see how they… …

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