The difference between Folk and People

When used as nouns, folk means a grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation, whereas people means .

Folk is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.

People is also verb with the meaning: to stock with people or inhabitants.

check bellow for the other definitions of Folk and People

  1. Folk as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.

  2. Folk as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.

  3. Folk as an adjective (architecture):

    Of or related to local building materials and styles.

  4. Folk as an adjective:

    Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.

    Examples:

    "'folk psychology; folk linguistics"

  1. Folk as a noun (archaic):

    A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.

  2. Folk as a noun:

    The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.

  3. Folk as a noun (plural only, plural: [[folks]]):

    One's relatives, especially one's parents.

  4. Folk as a noun (music):

    Folk music.

  5. Folk as a noun (plural only):

    People in general.

    Examples:

    "Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun."

  6. Folk as a noun (plural only):

    A particular group of people.

  1. People as a noun:

    ; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

    Examples:

    "Why do so many people commit suicide?"

  2. People as a noun (countable):

    Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.

  3. People as a noun:

    A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

  4. People as a noun:

    One's colleagues or employees.

  5. People as a noun:

    A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

    Examples:

    "My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War."

  6. People as a noun:

    The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

  7. People as a noun:

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  1. People as a verb (transitive):

    To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

  2. People as a verb (intransitive):

    To become populous or populated.

  3. People as a verb (transitive):

    To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

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