townships

Definitions

A division of a county in some U.S. states, having some corporate powers of local government.

A district in some parts of the British Commonwealth, typically one six miles square.

In South Africa, a residential area that, under apartheid, was reserved for non-white inhabitants.

Examples

The government has launched several infrastructure projects to improve living conditions in the rural townships.

Many of the historic townships were established during the gold rush era in the late nineteenth century.

Synonyms

municipalities districts boroughs communities settlements parishes localities

Antonyms

metropolises wildernesses unincorporated areas open country rural expanses