volk
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of volk
Afrikaans
Example Sentences
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He appealed not to justice, but to the volk.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2017
Even the cradle of the volk, Stellenbosch University, is being swept by an intellectual revolution as professors demand real reform.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though political union with France is a vague abstraction to most West Germans, the crowds responded eagerly to De Gaulle's outstretched hands, his praise for the "great German volk."
From Time Magazine Archive
After the wild applause there was sudden silence: a pause of anticipation, and die volk were not disappointed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coming! coming! the devil's in all our volk; nobody hath any ears.
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
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