"township" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ [UK] Audio: en-au-township.ogg [Australia], en-us-township.oga [US] Forms: townships [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|towneship}} Middle English towneship, {{m|enm|townschip}} townschip, {{m|enm|tounshipe}} tounshipe, {{m|enm|tunscipe}} tunscipe, {{inh|en|ang|tūnsċipe|t=the inhabitants of a town; township}} Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), {{suffix|en|town|ship}} town + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} township (plural townships)
  1. The territory of a town. Translations (territory of a town): селище (selište) [neuter] (Bulgarian), မြို့နယ် (mrui.nai) (Burmese), 鎮區 (Chinese Mandarin), 镇区 (zhènqū) (Chinese Mandarin), obec [feminine] (Czech), tuinschap [feminine] (Dutch), kunta (Finnish), kaupunki (Finnish), Township [feminine] (German), bæjarfélag [neuter] (Icelandic), sveitarfélag [neuter] (Icelandic), mūnicipium [neuter] (Latin), municipalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), городо́к (gorodók) [masculine] (Russian), посёлок (posjólok) [masculine] (Russian), месте́чко (mestéčko) [neuter] (Russian), municipio [masculine] (Spanish), stadsdel (english: part of a town) [common-gender] (Swedish), kommundel (english: part of a county) [common-gender] (Swedish), småstad (english: small town) [common-gender] (Swedish), liten stad (english: small town) [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-township-en-noun-j2CB4tjA Disambiguation of 'territory of a town': 84 7 1 1 8
  2. (US, Canada) A subdivision of a county. Tags: Canada, US Translations (a subdivision of a county): община (obština) [feminine] (Bulgarian), járás (Hungarian), municipio [masculine] (Spanish), (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-township-en-noun-pZbAscPI Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 5 32 16 16 31 Disambiguation of 'a subdivision of a county': 2 95 1 1 1
  3. (South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation. Tags: South-Africa Translations (area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa): township (Afrikaans), tuinschap [feminine] (Dutch), Zaunschaft [feminine] (German), Township [neuter] (German), township [feminine] (Portuguese), та́уншип (táunšip) [masculine] (Russian), ilokishi (Xhosa)
    Sense id: en-township-en-noun-6kZlCyDE Categories (other): South African English, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 5 32 16 16 31 Disambiguation of 'area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa': 1 9 78 9 3
  4. (South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-township-en-noun-zoKNeUro Categories (other): South African English, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 5 32 16 16 31
  5. (Australia, New Zealand) A small town. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (place): Polities
    Sense id: en-township-en-noun-cLbvpHUE Disambiguation of Polities: 2 23 17 17 41 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 14 13 17 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 5 32 16 16 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Laugharne Township (english: community in Wales), paper township, township music Related terms: squatter camp

Noun [French]

IPA: /tawn.ʃip/ Forms: townships [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} township m (plural townships)
  1. township (in South Africa) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-township-fr-noun-2vN3GC-H
  2. (Canada) canton Tags: Canada, masculine
    Sense id: en-township-fr-noun-jGHN0uVk Categories (other): Canadian French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Noun [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|noun}} township
  1. (historical) township (area set aside for non-white occupation in South Africa) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-township-pt-noun-oK65wxrR Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

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      "english": "community in Wales",
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          "ref": "1944 January and February, W. McGowan Gradon, “Forres as a Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 23",
          "text": "The train is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn out to watch it go off.",
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          "ref": "2010, Rajib Shaw, Danai Thaitakoo, Water Communities, Emerald Books, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 252",
          "text": "Furthermore, everyone knows that the crops grown at Chou-Shui River are of high quality, like the rice of Siluo Township, watermelons of Erlun Township, garlic of Cihtong Township, flowers of Shijo Township, guava of Shetou Township, and so on.",
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          "word": "鎮區"
        },
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          "word": "镇区"
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          "sense": "territory of a town",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "territory of a town",
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "territory of a town",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "territory of a town",
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          "sense": "territory of a town",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "territory of a town",
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          "code": "sv",
          "english": "part of a town",
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          "english": "small town",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "territory of a town",
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        },
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        }
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        "(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county."
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          "_dis1": "2 95 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "obština",
          "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "община"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
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          "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
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          "_dis1": "2 95 1 1 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
          "word": "xã"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1972, Daily Dispatch",
          "text": "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An area set aside for nonwhite occupation."
      ],
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        "(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation."
      ],
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
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          "word": "township"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tuinschap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 78 9 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zaunschaft"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 78 9 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "Township"
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          "_dis1": "1 9 78 9 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "township"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 9 78 9 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "táunšip",
          "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "та́уншип"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 9 78 9 3",
          "code": "xh",
          "lang": "Xhosa",
          "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
          "word": "ilokishi"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
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      "qualifier": "Post 1994",
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      "tags": [
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        "A small town."
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    "township"
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  "word": "township"
}

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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "canton"
      ],
      "id": "en-township-fr-noun-jGHN0uVk",
      "links": [
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          "canton",
          "canton"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada) canton"
      ],
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        "masculine"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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}
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ship",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "Laugharne Township"
    },
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      "word": "township music"
    }
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      "word": "squatter camp"
    }
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        },
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          "ref": "2010, Rajib Shaw, Danai Thaitakoo, Water Communities, Emerald Books, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 252",
          "text": "Furthermore, everyone knows that the crops grown at Chou-Shui River are of high quality, like the rice of Siluo Township, watermelons of Erlun Township, garlic of Cihtong Township, flowers of Shijo Township, guava of Shetou Township, and so on.",
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        }
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        "Canadian English"
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        "A subdivision of a county."
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        ]
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        "(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county."
      ],
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        "US"
      ]
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        "South African English"
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        {
          "ref": "1972, Daily Dispatch",
          "text": "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township.",
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        }
      ],
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        "An area set aside for nonwhite occupation."
      ],
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          "nonwhite"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "South African English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city."
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        [
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          "subeconomic"
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        "(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city."
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      "tags": [
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small town."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia, New Zealand) A small town."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-township.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c1/En-au-township.ogg/En-au-township.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/En-au-township.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
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    {
      "audio": "en-us-township.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/En-us-township.oga/En-us-township.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/En-us-township.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "selište",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "селище"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "mrui.nai",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "word": "မြို့နယ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "word": "鎮區"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhènqū",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "word": "镇区"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obec"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tuinschap"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "word": "kunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "word": "kaupunki"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Township"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bæjarfélag"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sveitarfélag"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mūnicipium"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "municipalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorodók",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "городо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posjólok",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "посёлок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mestéčko",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "месте́чко"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "municipio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "part of a town",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stadsdel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "part of a county",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kommundel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "small town",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "småstad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "small town",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "liten stad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obština",
      "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "община"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
      "word": "járás"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "municipio"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a subdivision of a county",
      "word": "xã"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "word": "township"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tuinschap"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaunschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Township"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "township"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "táunšip",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "та́уншип"
    },
    {
      "code": "xh",
      "lang": "Xhosa",
      "sense": "area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa",
      "word": "ilokishi"
    }
  ],
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    "Township (United States)",
    "township"
  ],
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}

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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms spelled with W",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "form": "townships",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "township m (plural townships)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "township (in South Africa)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "township",
          "township#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Canadian French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "canton"
      ],
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        [
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          "canton"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Canada) canton"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/tawn.ʃip/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "lang": "Portuguese",
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        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese nouns",
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        "Portuguese terms with historical senses"
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      ],
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}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: South Africa, Pre 1994",
  "path": [
    "township"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "township",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: South Africa, Pre 1994",
  "path": [
    "township"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "township",
  "trace": ""
}

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