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Meaning of Township | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtaʊnʃɪp

Definitions

  1. The territory of a town.
  2. A subdivision of a county.
    Canada, US
  3. An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
    South-Africa
  4. A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
    South-Africa
  5. A small town.
    Australia, New-Zealand

Equivalents

Български община селище
Čeština obec
Español municipio
Français canton township
Magyar járás
Íslenska sveitarfélag
Italiano cantone township
한국어
Kurdî kanton xa
Latina municipium
မြန်မာဘာသာ မြို့နယ်
Nederlands kanton tuinschap
Српски opština општина
Svenska småstad stadsdel
Türkçe bucak
Українська містечко
Tiếng Việt hương
IsiXhosa ilokishi

Examples

“The train is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn out to watch it go off.”
“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.”
“Tondop said the township of Mendi is slowly getting back to normal.”
“In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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