"township" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ [UK] Audio: en-au-township.ogg , en-us-township.oga 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, {{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': 75 6 1 1 17
  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 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 Disambiguation of 'area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa': 1 9 78 9 4
  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
  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 18 15 17 49 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Xhosa translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 13 17 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 5 28 16 15 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 15 19 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 7 14 16 48 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 13 17 55 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 1 19 15 19 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 18 14 16 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 4 18 15 20 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 21 14 19 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 7 19 19 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 17 15 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 7 15 18 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 15 13 18 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 2 20 14 17 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 6 16 17 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 17 13 16 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 17 18 20 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 5 15 16 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 5 15 16 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 19 15 19 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 1 19 15 19 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Xhosa translations: 2 17 14 17 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Laugharne Township (english: community in Wales), paper township, township music Related terms: squatter camp

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "English terms suffixed with -ship",
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Burmese translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
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    "en:Polities"
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      "english": "community in Wales",
      "word": "Laugharne Township"
    },
    {
      "word": "paper township"
    },
    {
      "word": "township music"
    }
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        }
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    }
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "tūnsċipe",
        "t": "the inhabitants of a town; township"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "squatter camp"
    }
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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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, →ISBN, →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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        "The territory of a town."
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Canadian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A subdivision of a county."
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        [
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        "(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county."
      ],
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        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "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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      "glosses": [
        "An area set aside for nonwhite occupation."
      ],
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        [
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        "(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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "subeconomic",
          "subeconomic"
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        "(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city."
      ],
      "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"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "selište",
      "sense": "territory of a town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "селище"
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      "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"
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    {
      "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"
  ],
  "word": "township"
}

Download raw JSONL data for township meaning in English (8.5kB)

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  "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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