<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(used with a plural verb) acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.</li><li>kindred (def 1).</li><li>a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.</li></ul>