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municipal

mu·ni·ci·pal

UK/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/ US/mjuˈnɪsʌpʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality

  • “municipal government”
  • “municipal bonds”
  • “a municipal park”
  • “municipal transportation”
2.

of or relating to the government of a municipality

  • “international law...only authorizes a belligerant to punish a spy under its municipal law” J.L.kuntz
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Origin

Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from mūniceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from mūnus (“duty”) + capiō (“to take”).

Phrases

  • municipal borough
  • municipal corporation
  • municipal engineering
  • municipal flag
  • municipal incorporation
  • municipal president
  • municipal seat

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