people in general (often used in the plural); theyre just country folk; folks around here drink moonshine; the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next

[ Syn: folks , common people ]

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

[ Syn: tribe ]

people descended from a common ancestor; his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

[ Syn: family , family line , kinfolk , kinsfolk , sept , phratry ]

the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

[ Syn: folk music , ethnic music ]