english
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people
people in general:
• Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer. • People are the same everywhere.
folk
informal people:
• Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies. • They looked like two ordinary folk. • There are still folk around here who remember the old days.
the public
ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization:
• This information should be made available to the public.
population
all the people who live in a particular area:
• The majority of the population were farmers. • The city has a population of 11 million.
the human race
all the people in the world, considered as a group:
• the origins of the human race
mankind
( also humankind ) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead:
• Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.
populace
formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use:
• It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.
Longman-Thesaurus
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people sth/somewhere by/with sb
If something or somewhere is peopled by/with a particular type of person, it is filled with them
• Her novels are peopled with the rich and beautiful.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idiom beginning with PEOPLE, Also see TELL (PEOPLE) APART.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun more than one person ADJ. young | elderly, old | common, ordinary | (very) important a line of limousines carrying very important people | famous | middle-class, working-class | business, professional, working | unemployed | blind, deaf, disabled access for disabled people | intelligent | interesting, nice | strange | single | homeless VERB + PEOPLE meet | attract The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town. of a particular place/race ADJ. local | country | indigenous, native | primitive the customs of primitive peoples of the Amazon Basin | tribal | Arab, Japanese, Slav, etc. the culture of the Basque people | black, white VERB + PEOPLE represent I was elected to represent the people of Bristol. PHRASES the peoples of the world
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
masses:
The people are the rulers of the land.
noun
inhabitants:
The people of Beijing are friendly.
Simple Definitions