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
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
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British Dictionary definitions for municipal
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, adverbWord Origin for municipal
C16: from Latin
mūnicipium a free town, from
mūniceps citizen from
mūnia responsibilities +
capere to take