English Explanatory Dictionary

township

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The territory of a town.
  2. A subdivision of a county.
  3. An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
  4. A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
  5. A small town.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ en-au-township.ogg en-us-township.oga

Word forms

township townships

Etymology

From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.

Related words

squatter camp

Derived words

Eastern Townships Laugharne Township paper township township music
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