township
/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/noun
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- (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。
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- 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。
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- N. Amer. a division of a county with some corporate powers〈北美〉乡（县以下的行政区）。
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- a district six miles square6英里见方的地区。
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- Brit. historical a manor or parish as a territorial division〈英, 史〉采邑, 堂区。
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- a small town or village forming part of a large parish（大堂区下的）小城镇, 乡村。
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- Austral./NZ a small town〈澳/新西兰〉小镇。
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