township

town·ship  (tounshp)

n. Abbr. Twp. or Tp. or T

1. A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest U.S. 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 racially segregated area in South Africa established by the government as a residence for people of color.

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township [ˈtaʊnʃɪp]

n

1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a small town

2. (Social Science / Human Geography) (in the Scottish Highlands and islands) a small crofting community

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

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly, in South Africa) a planned urban settlement of Black Africans or Coloured people Compare location [4]

5. (Historical Terms) English history

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

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

c.  the inhabitants of a township collectively

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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" town administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes

Translations

township [ˈtaʊnʃɪp] N (= small town) → pueblo m (US) → municipio m (South Africa) asentamiento urbano creado en tiempos del apartheid para gente de raza negra en Sudáfrica

township [ˈtaʊnʃɪp] n → township m or f

township

n → (Stadt)gemeinde f; (US) → Verwaltungsbezirk m; (US Surv) → 6 Meilen großes Gebiet; (in South Africa) → Township f

township [ˈtaʊnʃɪp] n → township f inv

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township [ˈtaʊnʃɪp] n → township f inv