township

noun

town·​ship ˈtau̇n-ˌship 

1

a

: 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 sheriff, county, township and police did not immediately respond to McClatchy News request for comment July 12. —Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024

The site where the bodies were discovered near the township of Santo Tomás was near the remote seaside area where the missing men’s tents and truck were found Thursday on an isolated stretch of coast. —Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024

Scott Kleinfeld, the township's assistant superintendent of public works, previously said crews gathered debris from a 2-mile radius. —Christina Hall, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024

Matt Myers, a Clinton Township firefighter, was also injured when debris came through the windshield of a vehicle and glass clipped the side of his face, township officials previously said. —Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Kids Definition

township

noun

town·​ship ˈtau̇n-ˌship 

1

: a unit of local government in some northeastern and north central states

2

: a division of territory in surveys of U.S. public land containing 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometers)