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township

[toun-ship] / ˈtaʊn ʃɪp /






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Situated on the edge of the iconic Soweto township and chosen as a symbol of post-apartheid "spatial integration", the venue hosts large-scale events such as the ruling African National Congress annual congress.

From Barron's

In cities and townships, families have been gathering for the funerals of the crackdown victims.

From The Wall Street Journal

His flights of fancy— malevolent music, undead scholars, imaginary brothers, a cult led by a guru with 93 Ferraris in an “experimental township” called the Moon — are more controlled and add subtle strokes of color.

From Los Angeles Times

The plant, which could service up to one million people when all three units were online, was once the township’s largest taxpayer.

From The Wall Street Journal

About the same time, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would revise a building rule that had prevented the township from using alternative sites to build affordable housing.

From The Wall Street Journal