[ˈtaʊnʃɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in South Africa) a suburb or city of predominantly black occupation, formerly officially designated for black occupation by apartheid legislation
(e.g: a Johannesburg township)

- a new area being developed for residential or industrial use by speculators

- a division of a county with some corporate powers

- a manor or parish as a territorial division

- a small town


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Origin:
Old English tūnscipe ‘the inhabitants of a village’ (see town, -ship)