a person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his Irish-American community, culture, and heritage
a person living in a university area who is not associated with the university (c.f. "town versus gown")"
a person familiar with the centre of a city (the "town") and with going out on the town; a street-wise person"
disapproval If someone who lives in the countryside refers to someone from a town or city as a townie, they disapprove of that person because they think they have no knowledge of the countryside or country life. someone who lives in a town or city and does not know anything about life in the countryside