Peoples
Hello everyone!
I just read this sentence which used peoples (plural form of people) and I wondered is it right? what does it mean if it exists?
Footwear helped ancient peoples cross rocky terrain or hot sands without injuring themselves.
Thank you all in advance

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I believe "peoples" refers to a few or several groups of diverse populations of people. That is why it is plural.

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It is correct, but fairly uncommon to see, and usually only in scholarly/formal writing. "Peoples" could (and in this context seems to refer to) races/groups of people. I'm not a grammar expert, but I think you could substitute "people" and be just fine.

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Sure, it's groups of categories of people.
The people of eachnation tend to be different from each other, having their own beliefs and cultures.
Some things, like italki, exist for all the peoples of the world.

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