(~s)
You refer to the people who live in a village, especially the people who have lived there for most or all of their lives, as the ~s.
Soon the ~s couldn’t afford to buy food for themselves.
N-COUNT: usu pl
(~s)
You refer to the people who live in a village, especially the people who have lived there for most or all of their lives, as the ~s.
Soon the ~s couldn’t afford to buy food for themselves.
N-COUNT: usu pl
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012