"volk" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans volk. Doublet of folk. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleh₁-}}, {{bor|en|af|volk}} Afrikaans volk, {{doublet|en|folk}} Doublet of folk Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} volk pl (plural only)
  1. (South Africa) The Afrikaner people. Tags: South-Africa, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-volk-en-noun-6vvpjz-J Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 7 38 15 36 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Middle English volk, southern form of folk; compare vixen. Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|volk}} Middle English volk Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} volk pl (plural only)
  1. (now obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of folk Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: folk
    Sense id: en-volk-en-noun-S8SfnE3A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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