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TOWNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does towny mean?
• TOWNY (noun)
The noun TOWNY has 1 sense:
1. resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
Familiarity information: TOWNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
townie; towny
Hypernyms ("towny" is a kind of...):
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