TOWNEES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

townees

noun

plural of townee, chiefly British

as in villagers

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Noun

This erasure was meant to transform the land beyond recognition and leave the Palestinian villagers pushed into the coastal area with nothing to return to.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days because of the stormy weather.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 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

Religious symbols are best displayed in non-governmental spaces given that America was formed by colonists who fled England to seek freedom of religion.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
European colonists in Australia encountered a suite of venomous snakes just as fearsome as those of the Libyan desert.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of colonists

Noun

Over on the raw, elemental east coast (one of Traveler's Best Places to Go in 2026)—or, as locals would say, behind God's back—there's been a rise in down-to-earth wellness retreats and farm-to-table eateries.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
In parts of southern Illinois, black vultures are something of a fascination among locals, like the armadillos who arrived before them.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of locals

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The settlers were ordered to shoot-to-kill at anyone—armed or unarmed, man or woman—who crossed the plough line.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The reboot’s creative team worked with Osage scholar and consultant Robert Warrior to draw inspiration for the characters of William Mitchell and his wife, White Sun, from 19 Osage families who lived in Kansas at the time settlers arrived.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of settlers

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The difference between those projects and the 27 data centers that already exist or are being built in Miami-Dade (including three newcomers that have drawn controversy) is the size.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
After all, the Jayhawks’ offensive line group has multiple newcomers and there will be growing pains with a young quarterback at the helm.

— Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Definition of newcomers

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According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
The visa for journalists - which currently can last years - would be up to 240 days or, in the case of Chinese nationals, 90 days.

— Doina Chiacu, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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