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Meaning of folks
noun
- A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
- The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
- (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
- Folk music.
- People in general. Example: Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun.
noun
- The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents Example: My folks visit us at Christmas.
- People in general; everybody or anybody. Example: Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.
- The police.
noun
- (California) Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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