people

(noun) (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively. Examples: "Old people." "There were at least 200 people in the audience."

(noun) the body of citizens of a state or country. Synonyms: citizenry. Examples: "The spanish people."

(noun) members of a family line. Examples: "His people have been farmers for generations." "Are your people still alive?."

(noun) the common people generally. Synonyms: multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, the great unwashed. Examples: "Separate the warriors from the mass." "Power to the people."

(verb) fill with people. Examples: "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes."

(verb) furnish with people. Examples: "The plains are sparsely populated."