peoples

See also: Peoples and people's

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːpəlz/

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Noun

peoples

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

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

2. (chiefly African-American Vernacular, nonstandard) plural of person
   • 1997, Thomas Wade Oliver, To Watch the River, New York, N.Y.: Vantage Press, →ISBN, page 374:

     "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."

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

     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.

Verb

peoples

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of people

French

Noun

peoples m

1. plural of people