municipality
noun/mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/
/mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/
(plural municipalities)
(formal)- a town, city or district with its own local government; the group of officials who govern it
- The municipality provides services such as electricity, water and rubbish collection.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French municipalité, from municipal from Latin municipalis (from municipium ‘free city’, from municeps, municip- ‘citizen with privileges’, from munia ‘civic offices’) + capere ‘take’.Definitions on the go
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