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municipal

[myoo-nis-uh-puhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to a town or city or its local government.
municipal elections.
Archaic., pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.

noun

a municipal bond.

municipal

/ mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl /

adjective

of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government

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Other Word Forms

municipally adverb
intermunicipal adjective
nonmunicipal adjective
nonmunicipally adverb
premunicipal adjective
quasi-municipal adjective
quasi-municipally adverb
supermunicipal adjective
municipalism noun
municipalist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin mūnicipālis, from mūnicip-, stem of mūniceps “citizen of a free town” (from mūni(a) “duties” + -ceps, combining form of capere “to take”; prince ) + -ālis -al ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal¹

C16: from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take

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Example Sentences

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In this particular tale, the hero almost captures the castle only to be stymied by, some locals say, a self-dealing municipal administration.