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municipality

mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoo-nis-uh-pal-i-tee]
    • /myuˌnɪs əˈpæl ɪ ti/
    • /mjuːˌnɪs.ɪˈpæl.ə.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-nis-uh-pal-i-tee]
    • /myuˌnɪs əˈpæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of municipality word

  • noun plural municipality a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government. 1
  • noun plural municipality a community under municipal jurisdiction. 1
  • noun plural municipality the governing body of such a district or community. 1
  • noun municipality A city or town that has corporate status and local government. 1
  • noun municipality urban district 1
  • noun municipality local authority 1
See all 12 definitions of municipality

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Origin of municipality

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
From the French word municipalité, dating back to 1780-90. See municipal, -ity

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Parts of speech for Municipality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Municipality

municipality popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".

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Synonyms for municipality

noun municipality

  • town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
  • metropolis — any large, busy city.
  • district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
  • community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
  • village — The, a city in central Oklahoma.
All 10 Synonyms of municipality

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