noun · academic
peoplehood
/ˈpiː.pəl.hʊd/PEO·ple·hood
the condition or quality of being a people; a sense of collective identity among a group or nation
Examples
“National holidays can strengthen peoplehood by reminding citizens of shared history.”
“Debates about migration often involve competing notions of peoplehood.”
“Scholars discuss how language contributes to peoplehood.”
Band 8 sentence
“Contemporary scholars examine how transnational migration reshapes peoplehood, blurring lines between national and cultural belonging.”
Collocations
- sense of peoplehood
- national peoplehood
- constructing peoplehood
Word family
Common mistakes
our peoplehood→our sense of peoplehood / our national identity
peoplehoods→peoplehood
Say it for a higher band
5national identity→6sense of belonging→7+peoplehood
Synonyms
national identity
Easily confused
national identity
“Many scholars argue that national identity is shaped by language and education.”
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