Translations for „towny“ in the English » German Dictionary

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towny [ˈtaʊni] N pej inf

towny → townie

See also townie

townie [ˈtaʊni] N pej inf

1. townie (not academic):

townie

jd, der in einer Universitätsstadt wohnt, jedoch nicht mit der Universität in Verbindung steht

2. townie Brit (person):

townie

Städter(in) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I was astonished to find how friendly people were, imagining that incoming townies might be resented or ignored.

www.independent.co.uk

Don't judge all us townies by one bad seed.

www.thetelegram.com

Getting lost in the outdoors is still a visceral fear for us townies.

thespinoff.co.nz

We have a major disconnect today between farmers and townies.

www.stuff.co.nz

The territory wars between the boarders, townies and cadets are about to recommence.

en.wikipedia.org

What townies need to know before a trip to the farm.

www.stuff.co.nz

The fight between townies and academic administrations isn't particularly relevant when you are looking at recruiting new students to a school.

abovethelaw.com

Townies think it amusing that hosepipe bans are still in place when town centres are being sluiced by floodwaters.

www.telegraph.co.uk

One wonders how many townies watching the weather on television understand the implications of this for the primary sector and ultimately for them.

www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz

While some degree of misunderstanding or rivalry might persist between students and townies, coexistence and cooperation take place as well.

en.wikipedia.org