Township Definition
tounshĭp
townships
noun
townships
In parts of the U.S. and Canada, a division of a county, constituting a unit of local government with administrative control of local schools, roads, etc.
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In England, a parish or division of a parish, as a unit of territory and administration.
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A unit of territory in the U.S. land survey, generally six miles square, containing 36 mile-square sections, and sometimes, but not necessarily, coextensive with a governmental township.
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In New England, town.
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In South Africa, a segregated, nonwhite area in or just outside a city.
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Other Word Forms of Township
Noun
Singular:
township
Plural:
townshipsOrigin of Township
Old English tunscipe.
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