noun
municipality
myuu-nih-sih-PA-lih-tee
noun
1
A city, town, or other district that has its own local government.
"The municipality is responsible for garbage collection and road repairs."
"Several small municipalities merged to save on administrative costs."
2
The local government body of such a district.
"The municipality approved funding for a new park."
How to Use Municipality
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA self-governing town, city, or district — or the government that runs it.
Common pairings
local municipality
municipality council
neighboring municipality
Word Forms
municipalities plural
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Etymology
From French municipalité, built on Latin municipium ("free town"), from municeps ("citizen of a free town") — from mūnus ("duty") + capiō ("to take").