own people

language: de

definitions

  1. Citizens or nationals who share the same country of origin as the speaker or subject.
    de: Landsleute
  2. Blood relatives or immediate family members connected by kinship.
    de: Familienangehörige
  3. The subjects, followers, or constituents under the rule or care of a leader.
    de: Untertanen oder Gefolgsleute
  4. Members of a specific ethnic, cultural, or social group with which one identifies.
    de: Eigene Volksgruppe

examples

  1. Many immigrants long to return to their own people during national holidays.

    Viele Einwanderer sehnen sich an Nationalfeiertagen danach, zu ihren Landsleuten zurückzukehren.

  2. She invited only her own people to the private dinner party.

    Sie lud nur ihre eigene Familie zur privaten Dinnerparty ein.

  3. The king's grip on power was slipping, and his own people were turning against him.

    Die Macht des Königs schwand, und sein eigenes Volk wandte sich gegen ihn.

  4. The organization works to protect the rights of its own people.

    Die Organisation setzt sich für den Schutz der Rechte ihres eigenen Volkes ein.