townees

noun

Definition of towneesnext
plural of townee, chiefly British
as in villagers

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  1. villagers
  2. colonists
  3. migrants
  4. settlers
  5. newcomers
  6. nationals
Noun
  • Until then, blood-sucking bat-men were something only Europeans had to worry about, as Dracula and his castle-dwelling kin preyed on hapless villagers half a world away.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Seventy villagers were given shelter in the nearby monastery and school, with residents also opening up their homes to 30 fleeing the violence nearby, according to monastery officials.
    Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of villagers
Noun
  • The first colonists would encounter a barren landscape without water or breathable atmosphere, bathed in deadly solar and galactic radiation from which Earthbound humans are protected by our planet’s atmosphere and magnetic field.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Elon Musk’s dumbest idea is to send human colonists to Mars, columnist Michael Hiltzik argues.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of colonists
Noun
  • Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encountered the migrants among two large groups.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its annual threat assessment this week warning of migrants with terrorist ties.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of migrants
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  • Even the most minimal challenges to Israel — such as sanctions on Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank who kill and harass Palestinians, or the brief suspension of 1-ton bombs being lobbed on Gazan population centers — have generated backlash from the Republican right wing.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Abandons will follow settlers attempting to stake their claim in 1850s Oregon as a systemic power tries to force them out of the territory.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Fans and newcomers alike eagerly anticipate the handmade pastas, focaccias and more inspired by the best of Italy’s Eternal City.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Around 22 percent of exhibitors were newcomers.
    Alex Wynne, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of newcomers
Noun
  • Adams is facing five federal counts of bribery, corruption, wire fraud and soliciting and accepting donations from foreign nationals.
    Mark Morales, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If space allows, other nationals will also be allowed to join.
    Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of nationals
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