township
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He was born in 1976, when South Africa was still run by a white-minority government, and grew up in a township east of the capital, Pretoria.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was the first DA win in a 100-percent black township ward in the country, the party said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Heath and his siblings were rebuked by their neighbors, Heath said, to the point that his brother, Phil, told the township attorney he was thinking about resigning as supervisor.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
At noon on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1806, five large canoes and a pirogue approached the township of St. Louis in the Louisiana Territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Avenues were nicer—for the township.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
With guidance from Henry’s organization, Monroe, Millville and Andover townships passed AI data centers bans or restrictions.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The military still only fully controls less than half the country, but it has been making gains - including key townships and retaking a critical road from Mandalay to Myitkyina in the north.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Despite a history of human activity that dates back more than 6,000 years, the area wasn’t officially established as the municipality of Val di Fiemme until the three townships merged in January 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The winners of six more townships have yet to be announced in the first phase of voting.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
So, for many young men in South Africa’s townships, freedom looks like this: Every morning they wake up, maybe their parents go to work or maybe not.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing township
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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