Meaning & use
people
Human beings in general or considered as a group.
See it in a sentence
Thousands of people gathered downtown for the annual parade.
Some people prefer coffee, while others can't start the day without tea.
A note on using this word
People is already plural in everyday use; persons is reserved for formal or legal contexts, as in missing persons.
Words with a similar meaning
individualspersonsfolks
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A particular nation, community, or ethnic group.
The novel follows the history of an indigenous people displaced from their land.
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