municipality
Americannoun
plural
municipalities-
a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
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a community under municipal jurisdiction.
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the governing body of such a district or community.
noun
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a city, town, or district enjoying some degree of local self-government
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the governing body of such a unit
Other Word Forms
- intermunicipality noun
Etymology
Origin of municipality
From the French word municipalité, dating back to 1780–90. See municipal, -ity
Example Sentences
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The municipality’s main problem for the moment, Charafeddine said, was that only one crossing into Tyre survives, a narrow bridge on the old coastal road.
From Los Angeles Times
Frederiksen suffered a staggering blow in municipal elections in November 2025, when her party -- traditionally Denmark's biggest -- came in second place and lost nearly half of the municipalities it controlled, including the capital Copenhagen.
From Barron's
The company is also testing a method to cut the amount of water in the recycling process, and aims to team up with 20 municipalities by 2035 to recycle their diapers.
From Barron's
The municipality have identified two young men who'll be coming to Germany later this year to work as kindergarten teachers.
From BBC
Nine out of 10 residents say their city is unsafe, according to census data, more than in any other municipality in Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times
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