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noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English townie From town + -ie (“person associated”).
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