Township

·noun The district or territory of a town.

II. Township ·noun In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county.

III. Township ·noun In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections.

township
n. a village, a possible future town.In the United States, the word has a definite meaning – – adis...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris