Township

Noun

 * 1) The territory of a town; a subdivision of a county.
 * 2)  An area set aside for non-white occupation.
 * 3)  A non-white (usually sub-economic) area attached to a city.
 * 4) * 1972, Daily Dispatch: "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township"

Thesaurus
Kreis, Stadt, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, banlieue, bishopric, boom town, borough, bourg, burg, burgh, canton, city, commune, congressional district, constablewick, conurbation, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, electoral district, electorate, exurb, exurbia, faubourg, ghost town, government, greater city, hamlet, hundred, magistracy, market town, megalopolis, metropolis, metropolitan area, municipality, oblast, okrug, outskirts, parish, polis, precinct, principality, province, region, riding, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, spread city, stake, state, suburb, suburbia, territory, town, urban complex, urban sprawl, urbs, village, ville, wapentake, ward

Etymology
tunscipe

Translations

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 * Icelandic: bæjarfélag, sveitarfélag

Related terms
squatter camp

Usage notes
In the U.S., the term "township" refers to a division of a county, and may include one or more towns, villages, hamlets, or small cities. It may also be an administrative district for an unincorporated rural area. The exact nature of a township, and its role in local administration, differs from state to state.