MEANING
1. A town, city, or other local area governed as a single administrative unit.
2. The governing authority responsible for such an area.
Use it for
Public services; town administration; competing local jurisdictionsShow who governs a place, not merely what it looks like.
Words that belong together
- neighboring municipality
- municipal boundary
- municipality of
On the page
The municipality supplied drinking water to the settlements outside its center.
Two municipalities disputed which one should fund the bridge.
Before opening the stall, Nila needed permission from the municipality.
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Word forms
- Base
- municipality
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Names a governmental unit rather than specifying population, architecture, or atmosphere; can also mean its governing authority. Plural: municipalities. No other inflection applies to this noun.
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