folk

Definition (noun): people in general (often used in the plural)

Example: they’re just country folk

Definition (noun): people in general (often used in the plural)

Example: folks around here drink moonshine

Definition (noun): people in general (often used in the plural)

Example: the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next

Definition (noun): a social division of (usually preliterate) people

Definition (noun): people descended from a common ancestor

Example: his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

Definition (noun): the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community