noun · neutral
peopledom
/ˈpiːpəldəm/PEO·ple·dom
a community or population regarded as a social entity; used figuratively to talk about peoples or populations
Examples
“The study compared the customs of different peopledoms across the region.”
“Policy must consider the needs of multiple peopledoms living within the city.”
“Writers sometimes use 'peopledom' to emphasise cultural distinctiveness of a group.”
Band 8 sentence
“Contemporary ethnographies often treat each peopledom as a dynamic network of practices rather than a fixed identity.”
Collocations
- different ___
- needs of ___
Word family
Common mistakes
dịch 'peopledom' thành 'dân số'→dịch là 'cộng đồng/dân tộc'
Say it for a higher band
5people→6population→7+peopledom
Synonyms
population
Easily confused
population
“The population of the city has doubled over the last decade.”
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