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municipality

mu·ni·ci·pality

UK/mjʊˌnɪsɪˈpælɪti/ US/ˌmjunɪsʌˈpælʌti/ uncommon

noun

1.

an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

2.

Origin

Borrowed from French municipalité (Edmund Burke), from municipal + -ité, from Latin municipalis, from municipium (“free city, township”), from municeps (“citizen of a free city or township”), from mūnus (“duty, service”) + -ceps (“taker, catcher”). Equivalent to municipal + -ity.

Phrases

  • county-level municipality
  • federal municipality
  • prefecture-level municipality
  • province-level municipality
  • regional county municipality
  • regional municipality
  • specialized municipality
  • state-level municipality

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