townspeople

[ tounz-pee-puhl ]
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plural noun
  1. the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.

  2. people who were raised in a town or city.

Origin of townspeople

1
First recorded in 1640–50; town + 's1 + people

Words Nearby townspeople

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How to use townspeople in a sentence

  • The Spaniards were consequently in great straits, for possibly their existence depended on which side the townspeople took.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • The next day the townspeople, led by Samuel Adams, insisted on the removal of the troops.

  • He stayed drunk for three weeks, but the townspeople saw nothing unusual in that.

    Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson
  • And it was interesting to note how the townspeople and country people lined up on the two sides of the controversy.

    The Bail Jumper | Robert J. C. Stead
  • In Philippi the townspeople cried that he troubled their city and taught customs which were not lawful for them to receive.

British Dictionary definitions for townspeople

townspeople

townsfolk (ˈtaʊnzˌfəʊk)

/ (ˈtaʊnzˌpiːpəl) /


noun
  1. the inhabitants of a town; citizens

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