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folkeslag

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

a people, an ethnic group · a breed, a sort (of people)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gruppe folk med felles opphav og kultur a group of people with a common origin and culture
    • germanske folkeslag Germanic peoples
    • verdens forskjellige folkeslag the world's different peoples
  2. slag (II)kind · sort · type, type mennesker kindslag (II), a type of people
    • et traust folkeslag a steady, dependable sort of people
    • stamkundene var et pussig folkeslag the regulars were a peculiar bunch