township

英 [ˈtaʊnʃɪp]

美 [ˈtaʊnʃɪp]

n.  (旧时南非的)黑人城镇，黑人居住区; 镇区(美国和加拿大县以下一级的地方政府)

复数：townships　

TEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.9202 / COCA.10263

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时南非的）黑人城镇，黑人居住区
  (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
• 镇区（美国和加拿大县以下一级的地方政府）
  (in the US or Canada) a division of a county that is a unit of local government

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (过去南非的)黑人城镇，黑人居住区
  In South Africa, atownshipwas a town where only black people lived.
  1. ...the South African township of Soweto.
     南非黑人城镇索韦托
  2. …a black township.
     黑人居住区
• 区，镇区(美国及加拿大县的下一级行政区)
  In the United States and Canada, atownshipis an area of land, especially a part of a county which is organized as a unit of local government.

英英释义

noun

• an administrative division of a county
  1. the town is responsible for snow removal
  Synonym:town

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