township

town·ship

T0294500 (toun′shĭp′)n. Abbr. Twp. or Tp. or T1. A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest US states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers.2. A public land surveying unit of 36 sections or 36 square miles.3. An ancient administrative division of a large parish in England.4. A suburb or city in South Africa formerly designated by the government as a predominantly black residential area.

township

(ˈtaʊnʃɪp) n1. (Human Geography) a small town2. (Human Geography) (in the Scottish Highlands and islands) a small crofting community3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US and Canada) a territorial area, esp a subdivision of a county: often organized as a unit of local government4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly, in South Africa) a planned urban settlement of Black Africans or Coloured people. Compare location⁴5. (Historical Terms) English history a. any of the local districts of a large parish, each division containing a village or small townb. the particular manor or parish itself as a territorial divisionc. the inhabitants of a township collectively

town•ship

(ˈtaʊn ʃɪp)

n. 1. a unit of local government, usu. 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. a. one of the local divisions or districts of a large parish in ancient England. b. the parish itself. 4. (in South Africa) a residential settlement for blacks, located outside a city or town. [before 900]

Township

 the inhabitants of a town, collectively, c. 890.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

township - an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"townadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes

Translations

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