VOLK

Meaning of VOLK in English

[ fɒlk ]

■ noun ( plural ~e )

1》 S. African a nation or people, in particular the Afrikaner people.

2》 the German people (with reference to Nazi ideology).

Origin

from Du., Afrik., and Ger.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

VOLK — I Volk family name(i) BrE AmE vɒlk AmE vɑːlk , (ii) BrE AmE vəʊlk ⇨vɒʊlk AmE voʊlk II Volk German, …
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VOLK — Народ
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VOLK FIELD — Airport Name : Volk Field Airport Location : Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States IATA Code : VOK ICAO Code : …
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VRIJE VOLK, HET — (Dutch: "The Free People"), Socialist evening daily newspaper published in 30 regional editions in Rotterdam and outlying locations, one of …
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VOK — Airport Name : Volk Field Airport Location : Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States IATA Code : VOK ICAO Code : …
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KVOK — Airport Name : Volk Field Airport Location : Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States IATA Code : VOK ICAO Code : …
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VOLKSLIED — noun (plural ~er) Etymology: German, from Volk people + Lied song Date: circa 1854 a folk song
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FOLK — I. ˈfōk noun ( plural folk or folks ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High …
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VOLKSRAAD — ˈfōlksˌrät noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch volks (gen. of volk people, from Middle Dutch …
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VOLKSLIED — ˈfōlkˌslēt noun ( plural volkslie·der -ēdə(r)) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: German, from volks (gen. of volk people) + lied song …
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VOLKSDEUTSCHER — ˈfōlksˌdȯichə(r) noun ( plural volksdeut·sche -chə) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: German, from volks (gen. of volk people, nation) + deutscher, …
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VÖLKERWANDERUNG — ˈfə̄lkə(r)ˌvändəˌru̇ŋ noun ( plural völkerwanderung·en -ŋən) Etymology: German (translation of Latin migratio gentium ), from völker nations (plural of volk …
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HERRENVOLK — ˈherənˌfōk, -fȯlk noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from herr lord, master + volk people, nation : …
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FOLK — /fohk/ , n. 1. Usually, folks . ( used with a pl. v. ) people in general: Folks say there …
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VOLKSLIED — noun ( plural volks·lie·der -ˌlē-dər) Etymology: German, from Volk people + Lied song Date: circa 1854 : a folk song
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VOLKSLIED — [volks.lied] n, pl volks.lie.der [G, fr. Volk people + Lied song] (ca. 1854): a folk song
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HERRENVOLK — [her.ren.volk] n, often cap [G] (1940): master race
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T4 PROGRAM — also called T4 Euthanasia Program Nazi German effortframed as a euthanasia programto kill incurably ill, physically or mentally disabled, emotionally …
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GRIMM, HANS (EMIL WILHELM) — born March 22, 1875, Wiesbaden, Ger. died Sept. 27, 1959, Lippoldsberg German writer whose works were popular expressions of Pan-Germanism …
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GOLTZ, COLMAR, BARON (FREIHERR) VON DER — born Aug. 12, 1843, near Labiau, East Prussia [now Polessk, Russia] died April 19, 1916, Baghdad, Iraq, Ottoman Empire [now …
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GERLACH, HELMUT (GEORG) VON — born Feb. 2, 1866, Mnchmotschelnitz, Silesia died Aug. 2, 1935, Paris German pacifist journalist and politician, a consistent opponent of …
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FOLK — / fəʊk; NAmE foʊk/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (also folks especially in NAmE ) [ pl. ] ( …
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