TOWNEES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

townees

noun

plural of townee, chiefly British

as in villagers

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Noun

Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers.

— Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Luwi wanted to compile the villagers’ memories into a report, creating an archive of his own.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 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

In his telling, the Lenape agreed to sell Dutch colonists only as much land on Manhattan as could be covered by a man’s breeches.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
What happened to the colonists remains unknown, but archaeological finds—including otherwise anachronistic English artifacts on Hatteras Island—give some support to White’s theory that at least some of the colonists relocated willingly.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of colonists

Noun

His announcement comes as Venezuelan migrants are encountering increasingly restrictive immigration policies across the hemisphere.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
In addition to the refugees, most of whom are women and children, more than 1 million Ukrainians were already living in Poland before the war, primarily as economic migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

Visitors from out of town were charged 12 euros ($14), according to local media, while locals were disincentivized with a 40 euro ($46) charge.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The kinds of cultural immersion and connections with locals possible with small group tours often lead to truly transformative travel experiences.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of locals

Noun

Rabah told The Associated Press that two settlers arrived with a tractor at his home in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern West Bank on Saturday afternoon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Israel's military has deployed dozens of troops to the area and has since pushed the settlers back from the homes.

— Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of settlers

Noun

One of our favorite newcomers is Saie, which has just launched an edit of SuperSuede eye shadows in 11 delicious individual autumnal shades.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
These wild swings in the numbers came while residents here didn’t notice any change to the slow but steady arrival of newcomers in dilapidated coaches.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of newcomers

Noun

That 2023 event saw Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups kill 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals and abduct 251 people.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
This can affect foreign nationals’ abilities to bank, use credit cards, or even pay bills.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

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