Folk
WordNet
noun
(1) The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
(2) People in general (often used in the plural)
"They're just country folk"
"Folks around here drink moonshine"
"The common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
(3) People descended from a common ancestor
"His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
(4) A social division of (usually preliterate) people
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From . Cognate with German Volk, related to Latin vulgar.
Adjective
- 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.
Noun
- A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
- The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants.
- One’s relatives especially one’s parents.
- Folk music.
- People in general.
- A particular group of people.
Related terms
- volk
Noun
Noun
folk (definite singular folket; indefinite plural folk; definite plural folkene/folka; vocative folkens)
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