humankind
Use Humankind in a sentence
mənˌkaɪnd, -ˈkaɪnd noun
human beings collectively; the human race.
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| —n | |
| the human race; humanity | |
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Example sentences
By studying humankind's family tree he hopes to close the gaps in our knowledge of human migration.
Since before the dawn of human history, humankind has lived with harsh limits.
There is another complicating factor, too: humankind has crowded along the coastline and the oceans are rising.
Biologists are forming a better view of humankind than the traditional opinions of it as warlike and selfish.
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