municipal
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municipal
- /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government). More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
- Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
Similar: civic
noun municipals
- A financial instrument issued by a municipality (e.g., municipal bonds). “This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Management.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: domestic, municipality, mayor, mayoral, district, civic, commune, provincial, alderman, communal, national, services, market, town, city, urban
adjective
Similar: civic
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to city
| Español | municipal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시립의 siribui, 도시의 dosiui |
| 日本語 | 市立 shiritsu, 都市の toshi no |
| 中文 | 城市的 chéngshì de, 市立 shìlì |
| हिन्दी | नगरीय nagrīya |
| Português | municipal |
| Français | municipal |
| Deutsch | munizipal, Stadt- |
| Italiano | civico, comunale |
| Română | municipal |
| Русский | городско́й gorodskój, муниципа́льный municipálʹnyj |
| العربية | مَدَنِيّ madaniyy |
Talk about this word "municipal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/municipal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. municipal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/municipal "municipal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/municipal.Cite this
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title = {municipal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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