folk

noun

(collective plural) People, persons.

(collective plural, usually as folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.

A surname.

(music) Ellipsis of folk music. [Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.]

(countable, archaic) A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.

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.

(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.

Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically or ideologically correct or rigorous.

Synonyms for folk

triben populacen traditionaladj phratryn citizenryn

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