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mūnicipium — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • municipality noun A city, town, or other district that has its own local government.
  • township noun A small administrative division of a county or district, often rural.

Senses

mūnicipium is used for these senses in English:

  • municipality A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
  • township The territory of a town.

municipality — full definition

  1. noun A city, town, or other district that has its own local government.
  2. noun The local government body of such a district.

township — full definition

  1. noun A small administrative division of a county or district, often rural.
  2. noun In South Africa, an underdeveloped urban area that was historically set aside for non-white residents under apartheid.