kinsfolk
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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After receiving his red sash, Mr Okoroafor went around greeting his kinsfolk, who had gathered in tents outside.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
Many people are going to the countryside; others have moved within the slum to be closer to their kinsfolk.
From Economist ● Aug. 3, 2017
Replay of that North-Hamilton collision - to paraphrase Muhammad Ali, that would have shaken North's kinsfolk in, erm, King's Lynn.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2012
After wandering off to seek medical attention, Henry was captured and found himself “among Dutch kinsfolk in Pennsylvania,” Polley wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2011
Looking for his kinsfolk, he led Dermer on a melancholy march inland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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