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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

towns⋅peo⋅ple

   [tounz-pee-puhl]
–plural noun
1. the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.
2. people who were raised in a town or city.
Also called townsfolk.

Origin:
1640–50; town + 's 1 + people
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towns·peo·ple     (tounz'pē'pəl)  Pronunciation Key 
pl.n.   The inhabitants or citizens of a town or city.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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townspeople

noun
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" [syn: town] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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