English Explanatory Dictionary

municipal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
  2. Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
noun
  1. A financial instrument issued by a municipality.

Pronunciation

/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-municipal.wav

Word forms

municipal municipals

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

civic

Related words

munificence munificent remunerate remuneration

Derived words

antimunicipal bimunicipal intermunicipal intramunicipal monomunicipal municipal borough municipal corporation municipal engineering municipal flag municipal incorporation municipalise municipalism municipality municipalization municipalize municipally municipal president municipal seat nonmunicipal premunicipal quasimunicipal submunicipal

Translations

Polish: stanowy
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