sokol
/ˈsoʊ.kəl/
noun
- A member of a Slavic athletic and gymnastics organization, originally founded in the 19th century to promote physical fitness and national pride.
- She joined the local sokol group to learn traditional folk dancing and exercise.
- My grandfather was a sokol and competed in gymnastics tournaments.
- The sokol movement spread across many Slavic countries in the early 1900s.
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