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Hamlet vs Township - What's the difference?

hamlet | township |

As nouns the difference between hamlet and township

is that hamlet is (biochemistry) a protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in healthy cells while township is the territory of a town; a subdivision of a county.

hamlet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small village or a group of houses.
  • (British) A village that does not have its own church.
  • Any of the fish of the genus in the family Serranidae.
  • Anagrams

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    township

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The territory of a town; a subdivision of a county.
  • An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
  • A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
  • * 1972', ''Daily Dispatch'': "In addition, the council has completed the planning of a new Coloured '''township''' on the site of the existing African ' township "
  • Descendants

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    Usage notes

    In the U.S., 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.

    References

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