township

American  

[toun-ship] / ˈtaʊn ʃɪp /

noun

1. 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.

2. (in U.S. surveys of public land) a region or district approximately 6 miles square (93.2 sq. km), containing 36 sections.

3. English History.

   1. 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.

   2. the manor, parish, etc., itself.

   3. its inhabitants.

4. (in Australia)

   1. a small town or settlement serving as the business center of a rural area.

   2. the business center of a town or suburb.

5. (formerly, in South Africa) a segregated residential settlement for Black people, located outside a city or town.

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township British  

/ ˈtaʊnʃɪp /

noun

1. a small town

2. (in the Scottish Highlands and islands) a small crofting community

3. (in the US and Canada) a territorial area, esp a subdivision of a county: often organized as a unit of local government

4. (formerly, in South Africa) a planned urban settlement of Black Africans or Coloured people Compare location

5. English history

   1. any of the local districts of a large parish, each division containing a village or small town

   2. the particular manor or parish itself as a territorial division

   3. the inhabitants of a township collectively

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Etymology

Origin of township

First recorded before 900; Middle English tounship “community,” Old English tūnscipe “village community”; town, -ship

Example Sentences

The winners of six more townships have yet to be announced in the first phase of voting.

From Barron's

The winners of six townships have yet to be announced in the first phase of voting.

From Barron's

Sunday's election was scheduled to take place in 102 of the country's 330 townships -- the largest of the three rounds of voting.

From Barron's

Voting is set to take place in three phases over the next month in 274 of the country's 330 townships, with the rest deemed too unstable.

From BBC

The junta-stacked Union Election Commission said in a statement a third round will take place in 63 of the country's 330 townships on January 25.

From Barron's

Related Words

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