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–v.t.to deprive of people; depopulate.–n.people who have lost their individuality: »
They are so devoid of romance or passion they're like the unpeople at the end of “1984” (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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
de|peo|ple — «dee PEE puhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. to deprive of people; depopulate … 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
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
trades|peo|ple — «TRAYDZ PEE puhl», noun (plural). people engaged in trade; storekeepers; shopkeepers … Useful english dictionary
tribes|peo|ple — «TRYBZ PEE puhl», noun (plural). persons constituting a tribe; the members of a tribe … Useful english dictionary
work|peo|ple — «WURK PEE puhl», noun (plural). Especially British. people who work, especially those who work with their hands or with machines … Useful english dictionary
