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townspeople

[tounz-pee-puhl]

plural noun

the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.

people who were raised in a town or city.

Also called townsfolk.

Origin:
1640–50; town + 's¹ + people

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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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