people n
1 human beings, humanity, humans, mankind, men and women, mortals, persons
2 citizens, clan, community, family, folk, inhabitants, nation, population, public, race, tribe
3 commonalty, crowd, general public, grass roots, hoi polloi, masses, mob, multitude, plebs, populace, proles (derogatory slang, chiefly Brit.) proletariat, rabble, rank and file, the herd vb
4 colonize, inhabit, occupy, populate, settle