municipal 
municipal
Definition
mu·nici·pal (myo̵̅o̅ nis′ə pəl)
adjective
- of or having to do with a city, town, etc. or its local government
- having self-government locally
- 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.
mu·nic′i·pally adverb
municipal
Synonyms
municipal
modif.
Antonyms
municipal
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- only: This lantern is the only municipal lantern surviving in England.
- together: It brought together municipal transport administrations from South Bank to Stockton on Tees.
- then: When the then municipal authority, Bangor Boro Council, acquired the Castle and grounds, the music saloon became the Council Chamber.
- enough: This town does not have enough municipal parking bays to make it a profitable venture.
Adjective modifier
- proper: The proper municipal a loan remains great product or.
Modifies a noun
- incinerator: Municipal waste incinerators are known to be potential sources of dioxins.
- waste: Municipal solid waste in the United States: 2001 final report.
- round-up: Municipal Round-Up: Madison ( Wisc. ), Orleans ( Mass.
- cemetery: Most local history archives include cemetery records for municipal cemeteries, many of which were built in the mid to late 1850's.
- election: A general municipal election took place to elect 39 Councilors for the 13 wards of the new boro.
- boro: It was a municipal boro prior to 1968 now it is a mere suburb of Stockton.
Used with adjective complement
- need: Of millionthere is which need municipal still in place.
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