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Definition township in American English

township noun

[countable] noun
/ˈtaʊnˌʃɪp/
1

an area within a county (=a division of a state) in the U.S. or Canada that is responsible for running its own public services

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2

a town in South Africa where black people were intended to live

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2.1

in South Africa, a suburb that is lived in mainly by black people

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Definition township in American English