Definition of TOWNSHIP

township

Plural: townships

Noun

  • A political subdivision of a county, often rural.
  • an administrative division of a county
  • The territory of a town.
  • A subdivision of a county.
  • An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
  • A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
  • A small town.

Examples

  • Creating TOWNSHIP helped consolidate my board position, much like its administrative purpose.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.

Synonyms

town

Scrabble Score: 16

township: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
township: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
township: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

township: valid Words With Friends Word