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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.
They are so devoid of romance or passion they're like the unpeople at the end of “1984” (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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