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volk.

people, nation

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɔlk/

  1. people, nation

    neuter

  2. tribe

    neuter

  3. folk, the common people, the lower classes, the working classes

    neuter · uncountable
    Jan Schaefer was een man van het volk.

  4. people (many individuals)

    informal · neuter · uncountable
    Was er veel volk bij de bijeenkomst?
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch volc, from Old Dutch folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

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