Difference between Township and Town

What is the difference between Township and Town?

Township as a noun is the territory of a town; a subdivision of a county. while Town as a noun is a settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city

Township

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to a township.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The territory of a town; a subdivision of a county. An area set aside for non-white occupation. A non-white (usually sub-economic) area attached to a city.

Town

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a citya rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.The residents,(as opposed to , the students etc.) of a community having a university

Example sentence: I feel lucky that I got to work with some of the big legends in town.

We hope you now know whether to use Township or Town in your sentence.

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