municipal

[ myoo-nis-uh-puh l ]
/ myuˈnɪs ə pəl /

adjective

of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
Archaic. pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.

noun

a municipal bond.

Origin of municipal

1530–40; < Latin mūnicipālis, equivalent to mūnicip- (stem of mūniceps) citizen of a free town ( mūni(a) duties + -cip-, combining form of capere to take) + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM municipal

Words nearby municipal

muni, muni bond fund, munic., munich, munich pact, municipal, municipal bond, municipal bond fund, municipal bonds, municipal corporation, municipal court

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British Dictionary definitions for intermunicipal

municipal
/ (mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government

Derived forms of municipal

municipalism, noun municipalist, noun municipally, adverb

Word Origin for municipal

C16: from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take