folk
/foʊlk/
UK: /fəʊk/
folk
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Definition
A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
Etymology
From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Cognate with German Volk, Dutch volk, Swedish folk and Danish folk. Doublet of volk.
Example Sentences
- "The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war."
- "We thus arrive at a most unexpected imbroglio. The French have become a Germanic folk and the Germanic folk have become Gaulish!"
- "There were a lot of folk in the streets."
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