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
  • Last week, dozens of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers who were trying to pick olives.
    — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Fischer and Wilson’s bawdy fable is predominately about how this flammable hunk makes the rest of the villagers burn up with jealousy.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 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 original model for the kind of adversarial speech the First Amendment aims to protect, McGrane said, was the speech American colonists used against the British.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The animals reached Spain during the Roman Empire and were later brought to what is now Mexico by Spanish colonists in the 1500s.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of colonists
Noun
  • Many of the migrants were already in the process of getting a visa.
    — October 26, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The exercise has already disproportionately disenfranchised the poor, migrants, religious minorities, women—and is bound to continue doing so.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • Loved by locals, Las Vegas’ Arts District is at a crossroads.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Thousands of sheep and goats thronged the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday, drawing large crowds of tourists and locals alike to watch an annual festival recreating the pastoral practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of locals
Noun
  • Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to FOX Nation.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Before settlers came, a few species of native roses grew in the nation, and here in Illinois.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • But rebooting continuity or creating all-new universes from scratch, while fine tactics for giving newcomers an on-ramp, have become routine.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
  • From inexpensive, simple (but brilliant) redesigns to the smartest new smart appliances, these are the newcomers that wowed us.
    — Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of newcomers
Noun
  • British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both aged 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Romanian authorities are seeking the extradition of three foreign nationals suspected in the case; intelligence officials say the network had targets across the region, including defense facilities.
    — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationals
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