volk

British

/ fɒlk /

noun

the people or nation, esp the nation of Afrikaners

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Etymology

Origin of volk

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

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Tom Bateman and Kristina Volk contributed to this report.

From BBC

At Volk Field in Wisconsin the wrong alarm sounded.

From Literature

"Every time you go to sleep, you don't know if you're going to wake up the next morning, and that's just not a normal way to live," Dasha Volk, a journalist living in the city, told the BBC's Ukrainecast programme in June.

From BBC

The amplification managed to illuminate Third Coast, which was joined by flutist Constance Volk.

From Los Angeles Times

"Topuria did something nobody has ever done before. He's legit. If you questioned the guy after Volk, you can't question him now," said UFC president Dana White.

From BBC

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