Meaning

  1. The territory of a town.
  2. (Canada, US) A subdivision of a county.
  3. (South-Africa) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
  4. (South-Africa) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
  5. (Australia, New-Zealand) A small town.

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.

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