townspeople: Meaning and Definition of

towns•peo•ple

Pronunciation: (tounz'pē"pul), [key]
— n. pl.
  1. the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.
  2. people who were raised in a town or city. Also called townsfolk.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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