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township Definition


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township
noun
    (S Afr)
    1. An urban area that was formerly set aside for non-white citizens to live in.
    (Brit)
    2. historical
      A division of a large parish.
    (N Amer)
    3. A subdivision of a county that has some corporate powers over local administration.
    (N Amer)
    4. An area of land or district that is six miles square and that contains 36 sections.
    (Austral)
    5. A small town or settlement.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon tunscipe, from tun town + -scipe -ship 3.



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