TOWNEES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

townees

noun

plural of townee, chiefly British

as in villagers

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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

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The Coast Guard could not confirm Monday if the people on board were migrants because interviews with survivors had not yet been conducted.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
She was denied asylum under a Biden-era border policy that restricted eligibility for many migrants who crossed the southern border outside official pathways.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of migrants

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Get Out In Nature At Rhodes Jordan Park Join locals looking for a breath of fresh air at Rhodes Jordan Park.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Instead of reaching out to typical Western researchers and scientists, Boyland and his team went to Africa and approached wildlife guides, drivers, photographers, and locals who saw wildlife daily.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of locals

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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

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In addition to familiar faces from Season 1, he’ll be joined by series newcomers Tommy Lee Jones and Betty Gilpin, who respectively play his estranged father and a public defender who enters his orbit.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Many newcomers moved to Florida during the pandemic, with some seeking the state’s less restrictive COVID-19 policies and many registering as Republicans.

— Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of newcomers

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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

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