townsfolk

[tounz-fohk]

plural noun

townspeople.

Origin:
1730–40; town + 's¹ + folk

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townspeople or townsfolk (ˈtaʊnzˌpiːp^əl, ˈtaʊnzˌfəʊk)

—n
	the inhabitants of a town; citizens

townsfolk or townsfolk

—n

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