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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024town•ship /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta unit of local government, usually a smaller division of a county.
- Government(in South Africa) a segregated settlement for blacks to live in, located outside a city or town:the township of Soweto.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024town•ship (toun′ship),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta 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.
- [Eng. Hist.]
- 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.
- (in South Africa) a segregated residential settlement for blacks, located outside a city or town.
- Middle English tounship community, Old English tūnscipe village community. See town, -ship bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: township /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ n - 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 - 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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