Definition
a small town or a division of a county that has its own local government and services.
Etymology
From Old English 'tun-scipe' (the state of being a town), combining 'tun' (town/enclosed place) and '-scipe' (state/condition). In North America, it refers to a specific administrative division.
Kelly Says
In South Africa, 'townships' like Soweto were racially segregated areas where Black people were forced to live during apartheid—the word carries this painful history of systemic racism and segregation.
Translations
ARالعربية
مدينة
mad-ee-nah
BNবাংলা
উপজেলা
u-po-je-la
CACatalà
municipi
moo-ni-si-pee
DADansk
kommune
ko-moo-neh
DEDeutsch
Gemeinde
gah-meh-nde
ESEspañol
municipio
moo-nee-si-pee-oh
FRFrançais
commune
ko-moo-n
GUGU
પોલીસ સ્ટેશન
po-lee-s ste-shan
HEעברית
מועצה מקומית
mo-a-tsa ma-ko-mit
HIहिन्दी
नगर पालिका
na-gar pa-lee-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecamatan
ke-cha-ma-tan
ITItaliano
comune
ko-moo-neh
MRMR
नगरपालिका
na-gar-pa-lee-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
daerah
da-erah
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့နယ်
mro-t-nay
NLNederlands
gemeente
gah-meh-tee
NONorsk
kommune
ko-moo-neh
PAPA
ਨਗਰਪਾਲਿਕਾ
na-gar-pa-lee-ka
PLPolski
gmina
gee-mah-nah
PTPortuguês
município
moo-nee-see-poh
RORomână
comună
ko-moo-nah
RUРусский
городской округ
gor-od-sko-yee ok-rug
SVSvenska
kommun
koo-moon
TAதமிழ்
பேரூராட்சி
pe-ra-oo-ra-k-shi
TEతెలుగు
మండలం
man-da-lam
UKУкраїнська
селище
se-li-she
VITiếng Việt
thị trấn
thee-twaan