Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively“old people”,
“there were at least 200 people in the audience” (n)citizenry, peoplethe body of citizens of a state or country“the Spanish people” (n)peoplemembers of a family line“his people have been farmers for generations”,
“are your people still alive?” Verbs
(v)peoplefill with people“Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes” (v)peoplefurnish with people“The plains are sparsely populated”