town·ship
noun/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
- (in South Africa in the past) a town or part of a town that black people had to live in, and where only black people lived
（旧时南非的）黑人城镇，黑人居住区 - It was the first black township to have its own community radio station.
这是第一个拥有自己的社区广播电台的黑人城镇。
- It was the first black township to have its own community radio station.
- (in the US or Canada) a division of a county that is a unit of local government
镇区（美国和加拿大县以下一级的地方政府）
Word OriginOld English tūnscipe ‘the inhabitants of a village’ (see town, -ship).