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municipal definition

mu·nici·pal (myo̵̅o̅ nis′ə pəl)

adjective

    1. of or having to do with a city, town, etc. or its local government
    2. having self-government locally
  2. Rare of the internal, as distinguished from the international, affairs of a nation

Etymology: L municipalis < municeps, inhabitant of a free town < munia, official duties, functions < IE base *mei-, to exchange (> common, mean) + capere, to take (see have)

noun

☆ Finance a municipal bond: usually used in pl.

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