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Definition of townspeople noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

townspeople

noun
 
/ˈtaʊnzpiːpl/
 
/ˈtaʊnzpiːpl/
(also townsfolk
 
/ˈtaʊnsfəʊk/
 
/ˈtaʊnsfəʊk/
)
[plural]
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  1. people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town
    • The farm holidays are for townspeople who would like a taste of the countryside.
    • Townspeople have flocked to the new shopping mall.
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