different between township vs vicinity

English

Etymology

From Middle English towneship, townschip, tounshipe, tunscipe, from Old English t?ns?ipe (“the inhabitants of a town; township”), equivalent to town +? -ship.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ta?n??p/

Noun

township (plural townships)

1. The territory of a town.
2. (US, Canada) a subdivision of a county.
3. (South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
   • 1972, Daily Dispatch: "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured township on the site of the existing African township"
4. (South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
5. (Australia, New Zealand) a small town.

Usage notes

In the U.S. (derived from an obsolete UK usage), the term "township" refers to a division of a county, and may include one or more towns, villages, hamlets, or small cities. It may also be an administrative district for an unincorporated rural area. The exact nature of a township, and its role in local administration, differs from state to state.

Related terms

• squatter camp

Descendants

• Portuguese: township

Translations

References

1978: A Dictionary of South African English edited by Jean Branford. Oxford.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tawn.?ip/

Noun

township m (plural townships)

1. township (in South Africa)
2. (Canada) canton

Portuguese

Noun

township

1. (historical) township (area set aside for non-white occupation in South Africa)

English

Etymology

vicine +? -ity, from Latin v?c?nit?s (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from v?c?nus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from v?cus (“village”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v??s?n?ti/

Noun

vicinity (plural vicinities)

2. proximity; the state of being near.
4. neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
   • 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera:

     Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler, reporting from Bangkok, said hundreds of Yingluck's supporters gathered outside the Bangkok Supreme Court to await the verdict but were not allowed in the vicinity.

5. approximate size or amount.

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