township
noun/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
- (in South Africa) a town or part of a town where black people had to live in the past, and where many still live today
- It was the first black township to have its own community radio station.
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- (in the US or Canada) a division of a county that is a unit of local government
Word OriginOld English tūnscipe ‘the inhabitants of a village’ (see town, -ship).
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