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Definition of townspeople in English: townspeople(also townsfolk) plural noun ˈtaʊnzpiːp(ə)lˈtaʊnzˌpipəl The people living in a particular town or city. 镇民，市民 Example sentencesExamples - This is embarrassing for New Labour, still seen as an urban movement governing for city and townsfolk.
- Like Kim, who runs a tailor shop near the base, many townspeople earn their living catering to the soldiers.
- There they are in not so resplendent a presence, reducing the town and townspeople to a laughing stock.
- The old Master of the town tried to steal treasure from all of the townspeople.
- Post boxes have been placed in shops throughout the town for townsfolk to let everyone know what they were up to when peace was declared.
- There was some excitement at first when both townspeople and country folk had difficulty negotiating sales.
- The butcher was fed up with the young girl's attempts at bartering with the local townsfolk.
- If he makes a mess of it, well that'll teach the townsfolk to take their local politics a little more seriously.
- Organised and run entirely by local artists and townspeople, the Arts Week started six years ago with a single event.
- However, their arrival is met with a series of odd behaviors from the local townsfolk.
- After several of the local townsfolk turn up dead, all eyes fall upon this disturbed and destructive kid.
- It was being used as a chapel dedicated to St Mary when in 1920 local townsfolk decided to dynamite what was left to reuse the stone.
- Many doubted that we would ever see the day, but it has now come and the town and townspeople will be all the better for it.
- Down the road a ways, the salesman sets up shop to peddle his wares to some local townsfolk.
- As a local man, the townspeople must congratulate him for bringing credit onto the locality.
- Traders, tourists and townsfolk packed into Skipton to enjoy the town's tenth Medieval Festival.
- Now the civic society is asking for the help of townspeople as part of its campaign.
- The towns and townspeople depended on the tribute for their sustenance.
- When we arrived, the townspeople all settled on the grass and Al and I stood in front of them.
- Former neighbours and townsfolk also came back for the sad occasion in the Community to lay him to rest.
Synonyms resident, occupant, occupier, dweller, settler
Definition of townspeople in US English: townspeople(also townsfolk) plural nounˈtaʊnzˌpipəlˈtounzˌpēpəl The people living in a particular town or city. 镇民，市民 Example sentencesExamples - The butcher was fed up with the young girl's attempts at bartering with the local townsfolk.
- There they are in not so resplendent a presence, reducing the town and townspeople to a laughing stock.
- However, their arrival is met with a series of odd behaviors from the local townsfolk.
- After several of the local townsfolk turn up dead, all eyes fall upon this disturbed and destructive kid.
- Organised and run entirely by local artists and townspeople, the Arts Week started six years ago with a single event.
- The towns and townspeople depended on the tribute for their sustenance.
- Former neighbours and townsfolk also came back for the sad occasion in the Community to lay him to rest.
- There was some excitement at first when both townspeople and country folk had difficulty negotiating sales.
- If he makes a mess of it, well that'll teach the townsfolk to take their local politics a little more seriously.
- As a local man, the townspeople must congratulate him for bringing credit onto the locality.
- The old Master of the town tried to steal treasure from all of the townspeople.
- This is embarrassing for New Labour, still seen as an urban movement governing for city and townsfolk.
- Many doubted that we would ever see the day, but it has now come and the town and townspeople will be all the better for it.
- Now the civic society is asking for the help of townspeople as part of its campaign.
- Post boxes have been placed in shops throughout the town for townsfolk to let everyone know what they were up to when peace was declared.
- Like Kim, who runs a tailor shop near the base, many townspeople earn their living catering to the soldiers.
- Down the road a ways, the salesman sets up shop to peddle his wares to some local townsfolk.
- It was being used as a chapel dedicated to St Mary when in 1920 local townsfolk decided to dynamite what was left to reuse the stone.
- Traders, tourists and townsfolk packed into Skipton to enjoy the town's tenth Medieval Festival.
- When we arrived, the townspeople all settled on the grass and Al and I stood in front of them.
Synonyms resident, occupant, occupier, dweller, settler
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