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township::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | town |
| Type of | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division |
| Derivation | town |
Examples of township
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The township said it plans to begin removing snow at six inches of accumulation.
From the freep.com
He testified that he now lives in Medford, a township of about 25,000 residents.
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She said it's hoped her firm can settle the fee dispute with the township board.
From the dailyherald.com
Missing from the list of salary changes is one for township Manager Wayne Jones.
From the post-gazette.com
Others shipped out to Africa to establish a struggling township in Sierra Leone.
From the time.com
Mr. Meehleib said he would like the township to do something about the flooding.
From the post-gazette.com
The board referred the issue to the township engineer for further investigation.
From the post-gazette.com
He said the township incurred costs for overtime, road salt and equipment usage.
From the post-gazette.com
From a lending closet to programs for our youth and seniors, the township cares.
From the dailyherald.com
- An administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"
- The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. ...
- A township is the basic level (fourth-level administrative units) of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages. ...
- In England, township (latin - vill) usually means a village or hamlet. A township may (or may not) be co-terminous with a chapelry, manor, or other minor area of local administration.
- A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ...
- A township in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a unit of local government (see civil township) subordinate to a county, and distinct from cities and boroughs. ...
- In the Highlands and Islands of Scotland a crofting township is a group of agricultural smallholdings (each with its own few hectares of pasture and arable land (in-bye land)) holding in common a substantial tract of unimproved upland grazing. ...
- (Townships) Bristol, Falls, Middletown
- A piece of property, used in the government survey system of land description, which is 6 miles square, and contains36 sections, each 1 mile square; and consists of 23,040 acres.
