peoplehood

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noun

The collective sense of being part of a distinct people.

OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English people →
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Meanings

nounpeoplehood (usually uncountable, plural peoplehoods)

plural peoplehoods

  1. uncountableusuallyThe collective sense of being part of a distinct people.

Origin

  1. Englishpeople
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. Englishpeoplehood

From people + -hood.

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Translations

Finnish kansallistunto
  • kansallistuntocollective sense of being part of a distinct people
Hebrew עמיות
  • עמיות (amiut)collective sense of being part of a distinct people
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APA

peoplehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peoplehood

MLA

“peoplehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peoplehood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peoplehood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peoplehood.

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