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towner

town·er
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tou-ner]
    • /ˈtaʊ nər/
    • /ˈtaʊ.nə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tou-ner]
    • /ˈtaʊ nər/

Definitions of towner word

  • noun towner a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government. 1
  • noun towner a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough. 1
  • noun towner (especially in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city. 1
  • noun towner (in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township. 1
  • noun towner any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside. 1
  • noun towner the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry. 1

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Parts of speech for Towner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

towner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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