own people

language: fr

definitions

  1. Citizens or nationals who share the same country of origin as the speaker or subject.
    fr: compatriotes
  2. Blood relatives or immediate family members connected by kinship.
    fr: Membres de la famille
  3. The subjects, followers, or constituents under the rule or care of a leader.
    fr: sujets ou partisans
  4. Members of a specific ethnic, cultural, or social group with which one identifies.
    fr: Groupe ethnique ou social

examples

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

    De nombreux immigrés aspirent à retrouver les leurs lors des fêtes nationales.

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

    Elle n'a invité que les siens au dîner privé.

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

    L'emprise du roi sur le pouvoir s'étiolait, et son propre peuple se retournait contre lui.

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

    L'organisation œuvre à la protection des droits de son propre peuple.