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1
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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2
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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“Townie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townie. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of townie was in 1823
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