The difference between Kin and People

When used as nouns, kin means race, whereas people means .

Kin is also adjective with the meaning: related by blood or marriage, akin. generally used in "kin to".

People is also verb with the meaning: to stock with people or inhabitants.

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  1. Kin as a noun:

    Race; family; breed; kind.

  2. Kin as a noun (collectively):

    Persons of the same race or family; kindred.

  3. Kin as a noun:

    One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

  4. Kin as a noun:

    Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.

  5. Kin as a noun:

    Kind; sort; manner; way.

  1. Kin as an adjective:

    Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to".

    Examples:

    "It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers."

  1. Kin as a noun:

    A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Riemann"

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  1. People as a noun:

    ; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

    Examples:

    "Why do so many people commit suicide?"

  2. People as a noun (countable):

    Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.

  3. People as a noun:

    A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

  4. People as a noun:

    One's colleagues or employees.

  5. People as a noun:

    A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

    Examples:

    "My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War."

  6. People as a noun:

    The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

  7. People as a noun:

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  1. People as a verb (transitive):

    To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

  2. People as a verb (intransitive):

    To become populous or populated.

  3. People as a verb (transitive):

    To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

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