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municipal

[myoo-nis-uh-puhl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a town or city or its local government.

    municipal elections.

  2. Archaic.pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.



municipal

/ ːˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government

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Other Word Forms

  • municipally adverb
  • intermunicipal adjective
  • nonmunicipal adjective
  • nonmunicipally adverb
  • premunicipal adjective
  • quasi-municipal adjective
  • quasi-municipally adverb
  • supermunicipal adjective
  • ˈԾ貹 noun
  • ˈԾ貹 adverb
  • ˈԾ貹 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ūԾ, from ūԾ-, stem of ūԾ “citizen of a free town” (from ūԾ() “duties” + -ceps, combining form of capere “to take”; prince ) + - -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal1

C16: from Latin ūԾ辱ܳ a free town, from ūԾ citizen from ūԾ responsibilities + capere to take
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Two municipal police officers were also injured in the attack.

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It will see a string of materials banned from landfill, including non-recyclable black bag municipal waste, wood, textiles, paper and food.

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This time, cities that barred municipal resources and personnel from being used for immigration enforcement — or sanctuary cities — would be targeted.

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Car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone were reportedly used to strike police stations, municipal buildings and civilian targets as an escalating security crisis grips the South American country.

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In 2025, the same Newark municipal police force had the backs of the local population who wanted their Mayor back from federal invaders sent into their community by a white supremacist president.

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