TOWNSWOMEN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

townswomen

noun

plural of townswoman

as in inhabitants

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Noun

Teteles’s architects and inhabitants had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy—according to a statement from the INAH, the observatory was designed to track the Mesoamerican calendar.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Oct. 2026
So are people, especially the longtime Indigenous inhabitants of areas targeted for protection or restoration.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

Noun

At least two Sacramento residents were among the 28 people charged by federal officials.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Census tracts generally contain between 1,000 and 8,000 residents, with an optimum size of 4,000 people to help standardize population counts.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of residents

Noun

Floodwaters can rise rapidly and easily push a car off the road or downstream, putting occupants and first responders in life-threatening danger, authorities say.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said two occupants of vehicle were juveniles at the time.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupants

Noun

But DeFalco is drawn to the sidewalk dwellers, street preachers and parking-lot boozers who also lurk down there and help (or hinder) Ten, usually at a loud volume.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Pick wild apples—or go to the farmer’s market For city dwellers, Przystup recommends going to the flower market or the farmer’s market, or a classic stroll through Central Park.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dwellers

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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

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

Noun

Accordingly, the First Continental Congress wrote to Quebec’s habitants – residents of French origin – to invite them to join their new nationalist project.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
One of those new habitants, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week, was Lily Pond in Long Island.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Definition of habitants

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