How do you use Townie in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like townsman or towner, plus the exact meaning.
Townie meaning
- A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
- A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways.
- A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
Using Townie
- The main meaning on this page is: A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university. | A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways. | A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
- Useful related words include: towny, townsman, towner.
Context around Townie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Townie
- In this selection, "townie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, true, weaker, pride, funerals and tension stand out and add context to how "townie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a true townie who had and bit of townie pride in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "townie" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with townie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Multiple residents mentioned a strong “yuppie vs. townie” tension that certainly isn’t benefitting anyone. (15 words)
A free-for-all ensues in which the brothers dominate their physically weaker townie rivals. (15 words)
THE Enniskillen community was left saddened following the passing of the late Doreen Boylan who was remembered as a ‘true townie’ who had an ‘endearing charm’. (26 words)
Speaking at his Funeral Mass in Ennis Cathedral, Chief Celebrant Fr Tom Ryan said other “Townie” Funerals that were late to the Cathedral included the late Eugene McNamara, Noelie Ryan and Francie Mahon, who were all proud Éire Óg clubmen. (40 words)
She’s from Riverside, Rhode Island and they’ve got a great bit of townie pride in that corner of the world — the heart of the town beats to a purely New England drum. (34 words)
THE Enniskillen community was left saddened following the passing of the late Doreen Boylan who was remembered as a ‘true townie’ who had an ‘endearing charm’. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
She’s from Riverside, Rhode Island and they’ve got a great bit of townie pride in that corner of the world — the heart of the town beats to a purely New England drum.
THE Enniskillen community was left saddened following the passing of the late Doreen Boylan who was remembered as a ‘true townie’ who had an ‘endearing charm’.
Speaking at his Funeral Mass in Ennis Cathedral, Chief Celebrant Fr Tom Ryan said other “Townie” Funerals that were late to the Cathedral included the late Eugene McNamara, Noelie Ryan and Francie Mahon, who were all proud Éire Óg clubmen.
Multiple residents mentioned a strong “yuppie vs. townie” tension that certainly isn’t benefitting anyone.
A free-for-all ensues in which the brothers dominate their physically weaker townie rivals.