peoples

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/ˈpiːpəlz/

proper noun

A surname.

“The course studies the history of Africa and the peoples who lived there.”

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Meanings

peoples1

noun
  1. pluralplural of people (“a race, group or nationality”)

    The course studies the history of Africa and the peoples who lived there.

  2. nonstandardpluralchiefly African-American Vernacularplural of person

    I was cool with everybody. That was a major thing, because at that time Park Hill peoples couldn't go to Stapleton, and vice versa.

    2018, U-God [Lamont Hawkins], Raw: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang, New York, N.Y.: Picador, →ISBN, page 50
    1 more example

    "There's been a misunderstanding, that's all," Franklin explained. "As soon as I get you off of my back, my peoples are gonna start sending out product just like before."

    1997, Thomas Wade Oliver, To Watch the River, New York, N.Y.: Vantage Press, →ISBN, page 374
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of people

Peoples2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
Cite this entry
APA

peoples. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peoples

MLA

“peoples.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peoples. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peoples,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peoples.

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