Added 9 October 2026
township
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ noun
In Latin: mūnicipium Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about township at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An administrative division of a county.
the town is responsible for snow removal
Origin
From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.
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