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povo — 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.
  • multitude noun A very large number of people or things.
  • people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
  • populace noun The ordinary people of a country or region as a whole.

Senses

povo 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.
  • multitude A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.
  • populace The common people of a nation.

crowd — full definition

  1. noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
  2. noun A particular social group someone belongs to or hangs out with.
  3. verb To push or press together into a small space.

folk — full definition

  1. adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
  2. noun A genre of traditional or traditionally-styled music, often acoustic and rooted in a particular culture.

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