/ Dictionary / Index T townspeople: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: towns•peo•ple Pronunciation: (tounz'pē"pul), [key] — n. pl. the inhabitants or citizenry of a town. people who were raised in a town or city. Also called townsfolk. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: townspeople (Thesaurus) townsman Townsville Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language