township

township
noun
  1. (in South Africa) a suburb or city of predominantly black occupation, formerly officially designated for black occupation by apartheid legislation
    (南非)(原按种族隔离政策,经官方划分的)黑人居住区
  2. (S. African)a new area being developed for residential or industrial use by speculators
    (南非)(投机商所开发的)住宅(或工业)新区
  3. (N. Amer.)a division of a county with some corporate powers
    (北美)乡(县以下的行政区)
    ■a district six miles square
    6英里见方的地区
  4. (Brit. historical)a manor or parish as a territorial division
    (英,史)采邑,堂区
    ■a small town or village forming part of a large parish
    (大堂区下的)小城镇,乡村
  5. (Austral./NZ)a small town
    (澳/新西兰)小镇
语源
  1. Old English tūnscipe 'the inhabitants of a village' (see town, -ship)
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