townspeople
pronunciation
How to pronounce townspeople in British English:
UK [ˈtaʊnzpi:pl]
How to pronounce townspeople in American English:
US [ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl]
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- Noun:
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
Word Origin
- townspeople (n.)
- 1640s, from genitive of town + people.
Example
- 1. Townspeople and visitors make pilgrimages to the school .
- 2. Not long after her tragic death did local townspeople start reporting ghostly sightings of a young girl bearing an eerie resemblance to hannah by the river and the house .
- 3. " As the killing goes on , maybe weapons will be taken up , " says a former member of parliament who backs the protests . " But many townspeople have no idea how to use them . "
- 4. Townspeople fish the river with singing harpoons .
- 5. In response to that storm , the townspeople built a seawall to protect against future flooding from hurricanes hitting its coast .