town|ship

town|ship
town|ship «TOWN shihp», noun.
1. (in the United States and Canada) a part of a county having certain powers of local government, such as responsibility for schools, poor relief, and maintenance of the roads. Abbr: twp.
2. (in United States surveys of public land) a region or district six miles square, made up of 36 sections.
3. in English history: a) a local administrative division of a large parish, containing a village, and usually having its own church. b) a manor, parish, or division of a hundred, as a territorial division. c) the inhabitants of such a community as a group.
4. (in South Africa) an area set aside for blacks: »

He was one of the most prosperous merchants in Soweto…that sprawling, shapeless “township” on the outskirts of Johannesburg (the name “Soweto” is actually an acronym for “southwest townships”) (Tom Wicker).

╂[Old English tūnscipe < tūn town + -scipe -ship]

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