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Synonyms for folk

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noun · people in general (often used in the plural)

“they're just country folk”

folkscommon people

noun · a social division of (usually preliterate) people

noun · people descended from a common ancestor

“his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”

familyfamily linekinfolkkinsfolksept phratry

noun · the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

folk musicethnic music