people
noun
persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general.
Example Sentences
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Savoonga - a village of around 800 residents, located on St Lawrence Island off Alaska's coast - is primarily inhabited by Siberian Yupik peoples.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Greenlanders and other Inuit peoples have hunted seals for their meat and skin for centuries, but international bans have collapsed sealskin markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
She replied that she loved friends, not peoples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It lies close to Great Ghost Lake, a place considered sacred by Indigenous peoples.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
These methods varied by nation, but historians note that, in general, Indigenous peoples fought to capture rather than kill their enemies.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
