volk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crowd noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
- folk adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
- nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
- nationality noun The legal status of belonging to a particular nation, usually shown on a passport.
- people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
- popular adj Liked, enjoyed, or supported by a large number of people.
- rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
Senses
volk is used for these senses in English:
- crowd (with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar.
- folk (countable, archaic) A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
- nation (collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- nationality National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]
- people a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
- people (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
- people A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
- people The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
crowd — full definition
- noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
- noun A particular social group someone belongs to or hangs out with.
- verb To push or press together into a small space.
folk — full definition
- adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
- noun A genre of traditional or traditionally-styled music, often acoustic and rooted in a particular culture.