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townees

noun

plural of townee, chiefly British
as in villagers

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  1. villagers
  2. burghers
  3. colonists
  4. migrants
  5. locals
  6. settlers
  7. newcomers
  8. nationals
Noun
  • Death is everywhere, encroaching on the villagers as the sound of mortar fire grows louder, signaling the moment when their liberators may also spell their doom.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • When the government expanded the park in the late 1990s and early 2000s, hundreds of villagers—including Mgesi's family—were forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of villagers
Noun
  • Like the yeoman boys are out in the barn, half-naked, working out, buffing up and wearing animal heads and preparing for some kind of an inchoate battle with the burghers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
  • These works, painted by artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Ferdinand Bol, and Bartholomeus van der Helst, depict the powerful merchant-burghers who shaped the political and social fabric of Golden Age Amsterdam.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of burghers
Noun
  • The English lacked a body of laws specific to slavery; their colonists adapted.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Before the American Revolution, white American colonists enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in the Western world.
    — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of colonists
Noun
  • While the birds that left early numbered in the thousands, the number of migrants in late September becomes millions.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The integration of migrants, particularly those from Muslim-majority countries, remains contentious in Italian politics and society.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • The teams brought marching bands, which caught the attention of locals.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a scene where the locals are protesting the construction of a nuclear power plant in the town.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of locals
Noun
  • Netanyahu’s government is dominated by settlers and their allies, including the Cabinet minister who oversees the police.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Burke Museum, passenger pigeons were once the most abundant bird in North America, numbering in the billions and accounting for close to 40% of the continent’s land birds when European settlers arrived in the 19th century.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Companies that invest in those enduring advantages will find that their moat remains deeper than many newcomers expect.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • All three newcomers have great reviews and could exceed expectations with positive word-of-mouth.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of newcomers
Noun
  • Six Iranian nationals arrested aboard the flagless vessel remain in court facing drug-trafficking charges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In early 2025, federal agents intercepted several boats smuggling Chinese nationals to South Florida from the Bahamas, and one boat made it to shore, offloading 26 people from China in Coral Gables.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of nationals
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“Townees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townees. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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