peo|ple

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• peo|ple|hood — «PEE puhl hud», noun. the state or fact of being a people, with special emphasis on cultural and social unity, as opposed to political unity …   Useful english dictionary

• peo|ple|less — «PEE puhl lihs», adjective. having no people or population; uninhabited: »a desolate and peopleless island …   Useful english dictionary

• coun|try|peo|ple — «KUHN tree PEE puhl», noun (plural). 1. men and women living in the country. 2. Obsolete. compatriots …   Useful english dictionary

• de|peo|ple — «dee PEE puhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. to deprive of people; depopulate …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|peo|ple|ment — «DIHEE puhl muhnt», noun. the process of dispeopling; depopulation …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|peo|ple — «dihs PEE puhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. to deprive of all or many people or inhabitants; depopulate: »They thought it but compliance with the Divine command to dispeople the land of the Philistines (Henry Hart Milman) …   Useful english dictionary

• o|ver|peo|ple — «OH vuhr PEE puhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. to fill with too many people; overpopulate …   Useful english dictionary

• re|peo|ple — «ree PEE puhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. 1. to people anew. 2. to restock with animals …   Useful english dictionary

• sales|peo|ple — «SAYLZ PEE puhl», noun (plural). salespersons …   Useful english dictionary

• towns|peo|ple — «TOWNZ PEE puhl», noun (plural). the people of a town; townsfolk …   Useful english dictionary