municipality
noun
a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
municipalities
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pluralof municipality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Many in the market looked beyond national headlines and said ‘a lot of municipalities went and voted against the ability for data centers to be built in their backyard.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Leaders are campaigning to head South Africa's nearly 300 municipalities, responsible for basic service provision such as water, electricity and refuse collection.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ferbert and others pointed to a surge in lawsuits against municipalities over everything from sidewalk trip-and-falls to police misconduct — cases that can lead to seven- or eight-figure payouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
HOA fees are also harder to avoid: 44% of homes for sale are now subject to a monthly HOA fee, in part due to builder preferences and a preference for HOAs among some municipalities.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Cartographers create fictional landmarks, streets, and municipalities and place them obscurely into their maps.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
