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单词 townie
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townie

[ tou-nee ]
/ ˈtaʊ ni /
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noun, plural town·ies.Informal.

a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
Also town·ee, town·y .

Origin of townie

First recorded in 1820–30; town + -ie

Words nearby townie

town gas, town hall, townhall clock, townhome, town house, townie, townies, townish, townland, townlet, town manager
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for townie

  • Later on, even more was asked of the townie, and he rose to the demand.

    The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • A townie of mine was lost down this way, in a coalship that took fire at sea.

    The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for townie

townie

townee (taʊˈniː)

/ (ˈtaʊnɪ) /

noun mainly British informal, often derogatory

a permanent resident in a town, esp as distinct from country dwellers or students
a young working-class person who dresses in casual sports clothes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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