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Collocations for people - noun

1. more than one person

ADJECTIVE

young
elderly, old
common, normal, ordinary
real
All the characters in the book are based on real people.
important
a line of limousines carrying very important people
famous
middle-class, working-class
business, professional, working
unemployed
poor
rich, wealthy
blind, deaf, disabled
access for disabled people
gay
innocent
Many innocent people were killed.
healthy, sick
vulnerable (esp. BrE)
homeless
happy
creative, intelligent, smart (esp. AmE), talented
stupid
decent, good, interesting, lovely (esp. BrE), nice, wonderful
bad
strange
single

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VERB + people

meet
attract
The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town.

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2. of a particular place/race

ADJECTIVE

local
country
indigenous, native
primitive
These artists derived much of their imagery from the art of so-called primitive peoples.
tribal
nomadic
Aboriginal, Arab, Japanese, Slavic, etc.
the culture of the Basque people
black, white
diverse
Australia is a collectivity of diverse peoples.
civilized
oppressed
marginalized
colonial, colonized, conquered
displaced
prehistoric

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VERB + people

represent
I was elected to represent the people of Bristol.
bring together, unite
The EU was intended to unite the peoples of Europe.

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PHRASES

the peoples of the world

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