עירייה

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עירייה

/iʁiˈja/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, from עיר ('ir) + ־ייה / ־ִיָּה (-iyá), by analogy with Arabic بَلَدِيَّة (baladiyya).

noun עִירִיָּה · 'iriyá · עִירִיּוֹת · עיריית־ · עִירִיַּת־ · עִירִיּוֹת־

feminine municipality
feminine municipal council
feminine city hall

In English

municipality a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts

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MLA

"עירייה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

עירייה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94

Chicago

"עירייה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עירייה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}