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townsfolk

townsfolk noun: the people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.

Noun

townsfolk pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
    Synonyms:
    townfolk

townsfolk meaning in Kannada and Arabic

townsfolk in Kannada

ಹೊಳಲಿಗರು

townsfolk in Arabic

the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
حَضَر ḥaḍar

Synonyms of townsfolk

Origin of townsfolk

From town + -s- + folk.

Words formed from townsfolk

Questions about townsfolk

What does townsfolk mean?
Townsfolk means the people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
What is townsfolk in Kannada?
Townsfolk in Kannada is ಹೊಳಲಿಗರು. See Townsfolk meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is townsfolk?
Townsfolk is a noun.

Words near townsfolk in the dictionary

  1. Townsendite
  2. Townsendites
  3. Townsends
  4. townsfellow
  5. townsfellows
  6. townsfolk
  7. townsfolks
  8. townsful
  9. Townshend
  10. township
  11. township music

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