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towns⋅wom⋅an

   [tounz-woom-uhn]
–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a female native or inhabitant of a town.
2. a female native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town.
Origin:
1675–85; town + 's 1 + woman
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towns·wom·an     (tounz'wŏŏm'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A woman who is a resident of a town.
  2. A woman who is a fellow resident of one's town.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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