people group

noun

A culturally distinct community sharing and distinguished by ethnicity, language, nationality, religion, race, or other like qualities; a people.

Meanings

nounpeople group (plural people groups)

plural people groups

  1. A culturally distinct community sharing and distinguished by ethnicity, language, nationality, religion, race, or other like qualities; a people.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “people group,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/people%20group.

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