township

noun

town·ship | \ ˈtau̇n-ˌship

Definition of township

1a : town sense 5

b : a unit of local government in some northeastern and north central states usually having a chief administrative officer or board

c : an unorganized subdivision of the county in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

d : an electoral and administrative district of the county in the southern U.S.

2 : a division of territory in surveys of U.S. public land containing 36 sections or 36 square miles

3 : an area in the Republic of South Africa that was segregated under apartheid for occupation by persons of non-European descent

4 : an ancient unit of administration in England identical in area with or a division of a parish

Examples of township in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The program is for students in grades 2 to 8 who live in the township, which includes a good portion of Elgin’s east side. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2022 The township’s various departments had many fun giveaways and great information on their services. — cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022 ReStore will have a truck available only at the township’s administration building, 6032 Morris Road. — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2022 One is a connectivity ordinance to preserve the township’s existing gridded street network. — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2022 That was above the normal occupancy limit based on the township’s fire code. — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2022 The 2019 five-year data from the American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau estimates about 14,000 Asian residents in the township, which includes Southport and parts of Beech Grove. — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2022 The township’s Black farming community has never fully supported them. — Rashod Taylor, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2021 In Duncan Village, the sprawling township in Eastern Cape Province, the economic lifelines for tens of thousands of families have been destroyed. — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021 See More

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