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peuple.

people (nation, distinct ethnic group)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pœpl/

  1. people (nation, distinct ethnic group)

    masculine
    le peuple élu
    le peuple allemand

  2. the people, the general population, the common folk

    masculine
    le petit peuple
    le bas peuple
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French peuple, from Old French pueple, semi-learned form of pueble, from earliest Old French poblo (9th c.), from Latin populus, from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”). Doublet of people and pueblo.

verb/pœpl/

  1. inflection of peupler: first/third-person singular present

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of peupler: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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