townspeople
noun/ˈtaʊnzpiːpl/
/ˈtaʊnzpiːpl/
(also townsfolk
[plural]/ˈtaʊnsfəʊk/
/ˈtaʊnsfəʊk/
)- 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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