наро́дный — meaning in English

English meaning

• folk adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
• national adj Relating to an entire nation or country, rather than just a region or local area.
• popular adj Liked, enjoyed, or supported by a large number of people.
• vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.

Senses

наро́дный is used for these senses in English:

• demotic Of or for the common people.
• national Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
• people's In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.
• popular Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
• vernacular Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
• vernacular (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.

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.

national — full definition

1. adj Relating to an entire nation or country, rather than just a region or local area.
2. noun A citizen or legal member of a particular country.

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