"landfolk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlandˌfəʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlændˌfoʊk/ [General-American]
Etymology: Calque of Middle English lond folk or Old English landfolc. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|enm|lond folk}} Calque of Middle English lond folk, {{cog|ang|landfolc}} Old English landfolc Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} landfolk (uncountable)
  1. (literary) The inhabitants of a region, especially if native. Tags: literary, uncountable
    Sense id: en-landfolk-en-noun-U8VURI0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1944, William Bedell Stanford, “Undertone”, in Donagh MacDonagh, editor, Poems from Ireland, Dublin: Hely's Limited",
          "text": "When the landfolk of Galway converse with a stranger, / softly the men speak, more softly the women, / light words on their lips, and an accent that sings.",
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