townspeople
/ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl/
townspeople is the plural of townsperson.
Meaning of townsperson
Noun
townsperson (plural townspersons or townspeople)
- An inhabitant of a town.
- It is the tunes of townspeople only, principally of those in the capital Sanʿa that are original; while the folk-song of the village Jews, who live in close contact with the Arabs, is strongly influenced by Arabic music.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 369
Synonyms of townspeople
Antonyms
Origin of townspeople
From town + -s- + people.
Questions about townspeople
- What is townspeople the plural of?
- Townspeople is the plural of townsperson.
- How do you pronounce townspeople?
- Townspeople is pronounced /ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl/ (US).
Words near townspeople in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: townspeople (page history and authors); townsperson (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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