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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.
Related Forms:
- municipally mu·nic′i·pally adverb
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