municipal

[ myoo-nis-uh-puhl ]
/ myuˈnɪs ə pəl /
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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

a municipal bond.

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Origin of municipal

1530–40; <Latin mūnicipālis, equivalent to mūnicip- (stem of mūniceps) citizen of a free town (mūni(a) duties + -cip-, combining form of capere to take) + -ālis-al1

OTHER WORDS FROM municipal

Words nearby municipal

muni, muni bond fund, munic., Munich, Munich Pact, municipal, municipal bond, municipal bond fund, municipal bonds, municipal corporation, municipal court
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Words related to municipal

borough, city, civic, civil, community, corporate, domestic, home, incorporated, internal, local, metropolitan, native, public, town, urban, burghal

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British Dictionary definitions for municipal

municipal
/ (mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of municipal

municipalism, nounmunicipalist, nounmunicipally, adverb

Word Origin for municipal

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