township
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township
- /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.
noun townships
- The territory of a town. The train is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn out to watch it go off.
- A subdivision of a county.
- An area set aside for nonwhite occupation. In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township.
- A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city. Growing up in the township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth, bed for Kolisi was a pile of cushions on the living-room floor and finding enough to eat was a daily struggle. […] So, the man from the townships can certainly empathize with the pain lockdown is inflicting on the less fortunate in hi
- A small town.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: town, village, urban, city, hometown, countryside, rural, cantonal, district, neighbourhood, commune, municipality, neighborhood, shire, municipal, communal
Translations
Every language
noun territory of a town
| Español | municipio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鎮區 /镇区 zhènqū |
| Português | municipalidade |
| Deutsch | Township |
| Русский | городо́к gorodók, посёлок posjólok, месте́чко mestéčko |
noun a subdivision of a county
| Español | municipio |
|---|---|
| Français | canton |
| Deutsch | Kanton |
| Italiano | cantone |
| Tiếng Việt | xã |
noun area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa
| Português | township |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zaunschaft, Township |
| Русский | та́уншип táunšip |
Talk about this word "township." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/township. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. township. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/township "township." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/township.Cite this
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title = {township},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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