Examples of “township” in a Sentence

noun A small administrative division of a county or district, often rural.

• The township holds its budget meeting every spring.
• Several small townships were merged into a single municipality.
• Residents of the township voted to repair the old bridge on the main road.

noun In South Africa, an underdeveloped urban area that was historically set aside for non-white residents under apartheid.

• The tour included a visit to a township outside Cape Town.
• She grew up in a township where neighbors shared almost everything.
• Many families in the township still wait for reliable running water and electricity.