# township

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ · frequency rank #7,404

## Definitions
1. The territory of a town.
2. A subdivision of a county.
3. An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
4. A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
5. A small town.

## Etymology
From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English tūnsċipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town + -ship.

## Common misspellings (13)
`otwnship`, `tonwship`, `townhsip`, `townnship`, `townshhip`, `townshipp`, `townshpi`, `townsihp`, `townsship`, `towsnhip`, `towwnship`, `ttownship`, `twonship`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/township