"little people" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} little people
  1. plural of little person Tags: form-of, plural Form of: little person
    Sense id: en-little_people-en-noun-7Kg-CgYJ Categories (other): English plurals in -people with singular in -person

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} little people pl (plural only)
  1. (military slang, dated) The Vietnamese, particularly in the Vietnam War. Tags: dated, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-little_people-en-noun-ab5oSekd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 40 60 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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