township
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
township (plural townships)
- The territory of a town.
- (US, Canada) a subdivision of a county.
- (South African English, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
- 1972, Daily Dispatch: "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township"
- (South African English, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
- (Australia, NZ) a small town.
- German: Zaunschaft
- Portuguese: municipalidade
- Russian: городо́к
- Spanish: municipio
- Spanish: municipio
- German: Zaunschaft, Township
- Portuguese: township
- Russian: та́уншип
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