township
Sentences
Meaning
- The territory of a town.
- (Canada, US) A subdivision of a county.
- (South-Africa) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
- (South-Africa) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
- (Australia, New-Zealand) A small town.
Synonyms
borough
micropolis
townikin
Translations
Frequency
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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