Definition of TOWNSHIP

township

Meanings

Plural: townships

Noun

  • 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.

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

township is a valid Words With Friends word