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das Volk (Völker)
   people; nation

Das Volk der Dichter und Denker. - Karl Musäus, über Deutschland
The nation of poets and thinkers. - Karl Musäus, about Germany
23. Oktober 1989: Die "Montagsdemonstrationen" in Leipzig fangen an. Mit der Parole "Wir sind das Volk!" fordern die DDR-Bürger radikale Reformen und die Absetzung der Regierung.
October 23, 1989: The "Monday Demonstrations" in Leipzig begin. With the slogan "We are the people!" GDR citizens demand radical reforms and the resignation of the [East German] government.
«Wir, das Volk der Vereinigten Staaten...»
“We, the people of the United States...” - Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, 1789

Related:
der Völkerbund the League of Nations
die Volksrepublik China the People’s Republic of China
die Leute people (in general)
die Menschen people, human beings
die Franzosen the French (people)
man sagt people say, they say

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