Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

NOUN 4

1. 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”
   Synonymsfolkscommon people

2. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

   Synonymstribe

3. people descended from a common ancestor

   • “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
   Synonymsfamilyfamily linekinfolkkinsfolkseptphratry

4. the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

   Synonymsfolk musicethnic music