folk
see also: Folk
Pronunciation Adjective
Folk
Proper noun
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see also: Folk
Pronunciation Adjective
folk (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
- Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
- (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.
- Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.
- folk psychology; folk linguistics
- Russian: наро́дный
- Russian: наро́дный
folk (plural folk)
- (archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
- J. R. Green
- The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war.
- J. R. Green
- The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
- 1907, Race Prejudice, Jean Finot, page 251:
- We thus arrive at a most unexpected imbroglio. The French have become a Germanic folk and the Germanic folk have become Gaulish!
- 1907, Race Prejudice, Jean Finot, page 251:
- (plural only, plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
- (music) Folk music.
- (plural only) People in general.
- Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun.
- (plural only) A particular group of people.
- volk (dialectal)
- French: peuple
- German: Volk
- Italian: gente, autoctono, popolo, abitante
- Portuguese: povo
- Russian: наро́д
- Spanish: pueblo, gente
Folk
Proper noun
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