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townspeople

[ tounz-pee-puhl ]
/ ˈtaʊnzˌpi pəl /

plural noun

the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.
people who were raised in a town or city.

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Also called townsfolk.

Origin of townspeople

First recorded in 1640–50; town + 's1 + people

Words nearby townspeople

Townshend, Townshend Acts, township, township line, townsman, townspeople, Townsville, townswoman, town talk, townwear, towpath
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Words related to townspeople

voter, civilian, resident, national, settler, inhabitant, taxpayer, villager, dweller, commoner, aborigine, denizen, subject, householder, occupant, native, cosmopolite, burgher, burgess, urbanite

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British Dictionary definitions for townspeople

townspeople

townsfolk (ˈtaʊnzˌfəʊk)

/ (ˈtaʊnzˌpiːpəl) /

noun

the inhabitants of a town; citizens
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