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Folk

🔄 Synonyms of "Folk"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
phratrynoun	(Ancient Greece) A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
tribenoun	(history, anthropology) An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
kinfolknoun	(US) Relatives, relations.
familynoun	A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
family linenoun	people descended from a common ancestor
countrynoun	The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
kinsfolknoun	Alternative spelling of kinfolk. [(US) Relatives, relations.]
ethnic musicnoun	(music, US) The classic body of recordings of Central and Eastern European immigrants to the United States from the early to mid-20th century, and music in that style.
folk musicnoun	Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.
common people	"Common People" is a song by English alternative rock band Pulp, released in May 1995 by Island Records as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Different Class.
hillbillynoun	(often derogatory) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
septnoun	A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
westernnoun	Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Folk"

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Word	Definition
tribenoun	(history, anthropology) An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
phratrynoun	(Ancient Greece) A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
septnoun	A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
countrynoun	The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
familynoun	A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
kinfolknoun	(US) Relatives, relations.
kinsfolknoun	Alternative spelling of kinfolk. [(US) Relatives, relations.]
hillbillynoun	(often derogatory) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
folk musicnoun	Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.
ethnic musicnoun	(music, US) The classic body of recordings of Central and Eastern European immigrants to the United States from the early to mid-20th century, and music in that style.
westernnoun	(film) A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
nonclassical	Not classical.
common people	"Common People" is a song by English alternative rock band Pulp, released in May 1995 by Island Records as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Different Class.
family linenoun	people descended from a common ancestor
folklorenoun	The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
traditionnoun	A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
traditionalnoun	Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
ethnicnoun	Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
popularitynoun	The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
peoplenoun	(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.