township
a unit of local government, usually a subdivision of a county, found in most midwestern and northeastern states of the U.S. and in most Canadian provinces.
(in U.S. surveys of public land) a region or district approximately 6 miles square (93.2 sq. km), containing 36 sections.
English History.
one of the local divisions or districts of a large parish, each containing a village or small town, usually with a church of its own.
the manor, parish, etc., itself.
its inhabitants.
(in Australia)
a small town or settlement serving as the business center of a rural area.
the business center of a town or suburb.
(formerly, in South Africa) a segregated residential settlement for Black people, located outside a city or town.
Origin of township
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How to use township in a sentence
So, they were still going through a lot of political struggle, and I volunteered in a township in a children’s hospital there.
Actress, Mother, Activist Alyssa Milano on Life as a Triple Threat | Esabelle Lee | February 11, 2021 | OzyNever mind that Soweto, a township near Johannesburg, is nearly 900 miles from Robben — not Robbens — Island, which is off the coast of Cape Town.
It was signed by a developer who stood to gain from zoning changes Karcher opposed on the township council.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublicaPension records indicate two of them are still employed in other roles with their township.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublicaBuilding an insurer “for the townships, villages and informal settlements” became a passion project.
You stand on an unsteady pontoon bridge spanning the Tigris River in a township called Adh Dhouloueya.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd now this quiet township had also become the home of an ugly mosque controversy.
In February 2011, during a winter storm, a tree fell into a creek in Franklin township, New Jersey, and caused flooding.
The people of Fairview township, Pa. can finally sleep at night knowing the Ku Klux Klan is watching over them.
Fringe Factor: Boy Scouts Kick Out Gay Leader’s Entire Troop | Caitlin Dickson | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMormons first came to England in 1837, just seven years after Joseph Smith founded the Church in Fayette township, New York.
Brockton was a part of Bridgewater until 1821, when it was incorporated as the township of North Bridgewater.
But Mort knows just how many voters there are in every township and just how they line up election morning.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonAbout the same time Warwick was divided and a new township set out under the name of Coventry.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneAbercrombie—a township in the parish of Abercrombie and county of Somerset.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John WestSummerleas—a township in the parish of Kingborough and county of Buckingham.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John West
British Dictionary definitions for township
/ (ˈtaʊnʃɪp) /
a small town
(in the Scottish Highlands and islands) a small crofting community
(in the US and Canada) a territorial area, esp a subdivision of a county: often organized as a unit of local government
(formerly, in South Africa) a planned urban settlement of Black Africans or Coloured people: Compare location (def. 4)
English history
any of the local districts of a large parish, each division containing a village or small town
the particular manor or parish itself as a territorial division
the inhabitants of a township collectively
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