Volk

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Afrikaner people. South-Africa, plural, plural-only

    "The lover, Tertius […] is a journalist regarded by many of his family as a traitor to the volk."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of folk. alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete, plural, plural-only

    "Edg. Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore volke paſſe: […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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familykindredpeopletribeacknowledgedadmitted

Example

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"The lover, Tertius […] is a journalist regarded by many of his family as a traitor to the volk."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Afrikaans volk. Doublet of folk.

Etymology 2

From Middle English volk, southern form of folk; compare vixen.

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