rural folk

collocation in English

meaningsofruralandfolk

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rural
adjective
uk
/ˈrʊə.rəl/us
/ˈrʊr.əl/
in, of, or like ...
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folk
noun
uk
/fəʊk/us
/foʊk/
mainly UK
people, especially those of a particular group ...
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(Definition ofruralandfolkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Predictably, apathy was higher among poor and less educated people but, against expectations,ruralfolk expressed slightly more interest in politics than their urban counterparts.
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Whereas 71 per cent of urbanites saw no change or a decline, the equivalent figure forruralfolkwas 59 per cent.
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Ventilated improved pit latrines in general are familiar toruralfolkand will have higher usage/compliance.
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The blues thus gradually evolved from aruralfolkart to an urbanised music, on the border between traditional music and popular music.
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To say the least, it is not helping theruralfolkwho live there.
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This year, £200 million of taxpayers' money will be spent subsidising the second homes of the wealthy in areas where many thousands ofruralfolkcannot even afford their first home.
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A countryside that belongs to theruralfolk.
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Novelists and story writers often portrayed the importance of the catalog in the emotional lives ofruralfolk.
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Most villages had occasional opera productions, and the techniques used in opera influencedruralfolkmusics.
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This has provided self-employment and augmented income levels thus reforming lives ofruralfolkand encouraging cottage industries in rural areas.
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Down and out characters dealing with loss of love or livelihood, and quirkyruralfolkalso populate his songs.
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Its popularity ensured that the industry would continue recordingruralfolksongs.
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They form an integral part of the lives of theruralfolk.
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Ruralfolkwere bound to these estates, providing both labor and rents to their landowners.
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On the first floor are local costumes, as worn by townspeople and, mainly, byruralfolkfrom the local mountain villages.
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The practice of gardening for the purpose of supplying the ingredients necessary in medieval herbal medicinals was influenced by aruralfolktradition.
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There was a 7000 series for jazz and blues, as well as a 9000 series for country andruralfolk.
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It is developed predominately fromruralfolkforms and traditions as a purely indigenous form.
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Class distinctions bolstered these portrayals of gullibleruralfolkand witless southerners.
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Taoist andruralfolkbeliefs have their influence.
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