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person noun

  /ˈpɑsən/ , /ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/ , /ˈpɜːsn̩/ , [ˈpʰɜːsn̩] , [ˈpʰɝsn̩]
  • (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.]
 henkilö, persoona, oikeushenkilö, yksilö
  • An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. [from 13th c.]
 henkilö, persoona, yksilö
  • (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
 ihminen, henkilö
  • (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]
 persoona, henkilö
  • The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. [from 14th c.]
 ruumis, henkilö
  • A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
 hahmo, henkilö
  • (in a compound noun or noun phrase) Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing). [from 20th c.]
 ihminen
  • Any sapient or socially intelligent being.
 olento
  • (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
 persoona
  • (law, euphemism) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
 sukuelin, sukupuolielin
  • (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals[19th century].
 yksilö

people noun

  /ˈpipl̩/ , /ˈpipəl/ , /ˈpiːpl̩/ , /ˈpiːpəl/ , [ˈpʰipɫ̩]
  • (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
 kansa, väestö
  • a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
 väki, ihmiset
  • The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
 kansa, ihmiset
  • A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
 väki, henkilökunta
  • A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
 suku, sukulaiset

people verb

  /ˈpipl̩/ , /ˈpipəl/ , /ˈpiːpl̩/ , /ˈpiːpəl/ , [ˈpʰipɫ̩]
  • (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
 asuttaa
  • (transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
 asua, lisääntyä
  • (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
 lisääntyä
People's Republic of China
Kiinan kansantasavalta
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korean demokraattinen kansantasavalta
enemy of the people
kansanvihollinen
people's republic
kansantasavalta
people's party
kansanpuolue
people's democracy
kansandemokratia
people's army
kansanarmeija
man of the people
kansanmies
people's house
seurantalo, työväentalo
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