peoplehood


peo·ple·hood

P0176500 (pē′pəl-ho͝od′)n. The condition of being a people or one of a people: "As symbols go, few are as national and sectarian as the menorah. It is the symbol of Jewish peoplehood" (Charles Krauthammer).

peoplehood

(ˈpiːpəlhʊd) n1. (Sociology) the state or condition of being, or of belonging to, a (unified) people2. (Sociology) the sense of being, or being part of, a (unified) people