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
* Portuguese:
Related terms
squatter camp
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.
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