Township Meaning
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe territory of a town.
nounA subdivision of a county.
Sentence Examples
Vienna is a township in Ohio.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The rural ____ is a small area with its own local government and elected board.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local council is planning to build a new community center in the ____ to provide more facilities for the people today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The train is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn out to watch it go off."
— 1944 January and February, W. McGowan Gradon, “Forres as a Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 23:
"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."
— 2010, Rajib Shaw, Danai Thaitakoo, Water Communities, Emerald Books, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 252:
"Tondop said the township of Mendi is slowly getting back to normal."
— 2018 June 18, Joshua Berlinger, “Papua New Guinea declares 9-month state of emergency due to riots”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2022:
"In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township."
— 1972, Daily Dispatch:
"Growing up in the township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth, bed for Kolisi was a pile of cushions on the living-room floor and finding enough to eat was a daily struggle. […] So, the man from the townships can certainly empathize with the pain lockdown is inflicting on the less fortunate in his country."
— 2020 April 28, Christina Macfarlane, “‘There is nothing worse than hunger,’ says South Africa hero Siya Kolisi of helping townships during lockdown”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The rural ____ is a small area with its own local government and elected board.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local council is planning to build a new community center in the ____ to provide more facilities for the people today.