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- [myoo-nis-uh-puh l]
- /myuˈnɪs ə pəl/
- /mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [myoo-nis-uh-puh l]
- /myuˈnɪs ə pəl/
Definitions of municipal word
- adjective municipal of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections. 1
- adjective municipal Archaic. pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs. 1
- noun municipal a municipal bond. 1
- noun municipal Of or relating to a city or town or its governing body. 1
- adjective municipal of a town or city 1
- adjective municipal government: local 1
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Origin of municipal
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Municipal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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municipal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
municipal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for municipal
adj municipal
- borough — A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council.
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
- civic — You use civic to describe people or things that have an official status in a town or city.
- civil — You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
Antonyms for municipal
adj municipal
adjective municipal
- private — privacy
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