TOWNEES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

townees

noun

plural of townee, chiefly British

as in villagers

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Noun

The murder leaves the villagers uneasy and forms the first crack in their orderly lives.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
According to the Israeli military, one of the villagers took one of the settlers’ weapons and fired on the group, killing Benayahu Mellet, 32, a security guard in a settlement nearby.

— Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 24 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

Under British rule, mail wasn’t private; postmasters could open letters to spy on colonists.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
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

Definition of colonists

Noun

At the height of the border crisis, Hartman said agents sometimes encountered groups of up to 70 migrants moving through the underground maze.

— Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
The foreign minister told me that in the southern Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, about 140 miles from the nearest Mexico-Guatemala border crossing, a tractor-trailer had crashed while carrying more than 160 Guatemalan migrants.

— Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of migrants

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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 circumstances of Friday's events remained unclear, but Israeli media reports and interviews with local Palestinian officials suggested a group of settlers entered Tell and were confronted by residents fearful of an attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
This caused chaos and then the ‌Israeli military arrived and started shooting, along with ‌the settlers, Saifi told Reuters.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of settlers

Noun

Despite the newcomers at QB and head coach, his talent and lack of target competition give me confidence in an elite season.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Morris may not give away his full intentions but seeing how those newcomers both rush the passer and drop into coverage will impact the 49ers’ strategies.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of newcomers

Noun

Beijing — For the first time, two Chinese nationals have been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics achievement – a win hailed across China as a milestone in the country’s bid to cement its role as a science and technology powerhouse.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Chinese nationals were awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for the first time, in the latest sign of the country’s growing academic prowess.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

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