Township vs Locale - What's the difference?
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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 "
The place where something happens.
(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, paper format, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
As nouns the difference between township and locale
is that township is the territory of a town; a subdivision of a county while locale is the place where something happens.township
English
(wikipedia township)Noun
(en noun)Descendants
* Portuguese: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. ----locale
English
(wikipedia locale)Noun
(en noun)- Being near running water and good shade, the explorers decided it was a good locale for setting up camp.