"peoples" in the noun sense
1. people
plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
"the indigenous peoples of Australia"
"old people"
"there were at least 200 people in the audience"
2. citizenry, people
the body of citizens of a state or country
"the Spanish people"
3. people
members of a family line
"his people have been farmers for generations"
"are your people still alive?"
4. multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed
the common people generally
"separate the warriors from the mass"
"power to the people"
"peoples" in the verb sense
1. people
fill with people
"Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
2. people
furnish with people
"The plains are sparsely populated"
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