What does boat people mean?
Boat people means plural of boatperson.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
plural of boatperson.
Use boat people when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Boat people means plural of boatperson.
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