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municipal
[ myoo-nis-uh-puhl ]
/ myuĖnÉŖs É pÉl /
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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
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Origin of municipal
1530ā40; <Latin mÅ«nicipÄlis, equivalent to mÅ«nicip- (stem of mÅ«niceps) citizen of a free town (mÅ«ni(a) duties + -cip-, combining form of capere to take) + -Älis-al1
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British Dictionary definitions for municipal
municipal
/ (mjuĖĖnÉŖsÉŖpÉl) /
adjective
of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government
Derived forms of municipal
municipalism, nounmunicipalist, nounmunicipally, adverbWord Origin for municipal
C16: from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take
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