own people

language: ru

definitions

  1. Citizens or nationals who share the same country of origin as the speaker or subject.
    ru: соотечественники
  2. Blood relatives or immediate family members connected by kinship.
    ru: Родственники
  3. The subjects, followers, or constituents under the rule or care of a leader.
    ru: подданные или последователи
  4. Members of a specific ethnic, cultural, or social group with which one identifies.
    ru: Своя этническая группа

examples

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

    Многие иммигранты мечтают вернуться к своим соотечественникам во время национальных праздников.

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

    Она пригласила на частный ужин только своих близких.

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

    Власть короля слабела, и его собственный народ начал восставать против него.

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

    Организация работает над защитой прав своего народа.