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Definition township in British English

township noun

[countable] noun
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
1

the part of a town or city in South Africa where black people had to live because of apartheid

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1.1

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

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2

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

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Definition township in British English