townies

plural of townie
1
as in natives
a usually longtime resident of a locality the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers

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as in citizens
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties

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Noun
  • Many of these digital natives are struggling with the art of conversation, reading body language, and building rapport in person.
    Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Unrelenting Immersion In AI Some of the more recent generations are claimed to be digital natives.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • The database aims to gather standardized information about dietary intake, especially in poorer countries that have traditionally lacked the means to accurately assess the health of their citizens.
    Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • North Dakota is one of 18 states that allow citizens to propose and vote on amendments to the state constitution.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • So the Carter Center has worked with African and Asian health agencies to change how rural villagers live daily life by offering education about how the disease spreads and how to prevent it, providing water filters to those in need and using larvicides to control outbreaks.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • All throughout the year, Sardinian villagers work together in cooperatives, tending their vineyards and olive orchards and raising pigs for ham and salami.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Townies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townies. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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