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as in native
a usually longtime resident of a locality
the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers
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as in citizen
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties
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Recent Examples of townie
Once there, Montauk townies, preppy uptowners, humble fans of tech-house, scene kids, and everything in between get treated to sets from the biggest names in dance, rap, and pop.
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Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Off-duty, there are group mountain bike rides, townie bike tours, and ski posses, followed by brews at the nearby Brick Oven Pizzeria.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Butt dialing seems to be quite the problem in what the townies call Can-UHN.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 May 2024
Or grab a seat in the Canteen’s backyard, where the beach party atmosphere draws a lively cross section of Provincetown — townie and tourist, young and old, gay and straight alike.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Off-duty, there are group mountain bike rides, townie bike tours, and ski posses, followed by brews at the nearby Brick Oven Pizzeria.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Butt dialing seems to be quite the problem in what the townies call Can-UHN.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 May 2024
Or grab a seat in the Canteen’s backyard, where the beach party atmosphere draws a lively cross section of Provincetown — townie and tourist, young and old, gay and straight alike.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for townie
Noun
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The Australia native had been weighing several offers but the chance to play one of his country’s most iconic figures ultimately was to hard to pass on.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Atlanta-area native had been working with hitting coach Tim Hyers for much of the first half on trying to get his hands higher to begin his batting stance, up near ear level instead of down around his stomach.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Police received several calls around 7 a.m. from concerned citizens reporting damage to some of the headstones and monuments at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, located at 94 Wall St, according to the Meriden Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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In March, a Chinese citizen named Sai Keung Tin was sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling more than 2,000 turtles from the United States to Hong Kong over about five years, federal prosecutors said.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kinloch addressed his supporters at a gospel music celebration put on by metro Detroit pastors and musicians at Mount Zion Baptist Church over the weekend, and attended listening sessions with residents who invited him to speak.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 52-year-old Milwaukee resident, who works in Brown Deer, has been a barber for more than 21 years.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes, the calf is sold to cattle traders and begins a journey from Armenia through Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing ever-shifting borders and communities in flux.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Flames reached two villages in the centre of the country, forcing villagers to flee, taking their livestock with them.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The district has operated there for nearly a century after moving from a more flood-prone area of town in 1926.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Like, to him, his world was just however many miles within the radius of his town. ...—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Townie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townie. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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