municipal
Of or pertaining to a municipalityOf or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
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» Behind that building is the municipal pool.
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2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
munizipal, Stadt-
городско́йgorodskój, муниципа́льныйmunicipálʹnyj
міськи́йmisʹkýj, муніципа́льнийmunicypálʹnyj
of or relating to the government of a municipality
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
Examples
23 sentencesBehind that building is the municipal pool.
The municipal council is elected by the citizens.
Many offices of the municipal government are in the town hall.
William is running for re-election in the upcoming municipal elections.
Municipal services are provided by a variety of public and private organizations.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or aBorrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from mūniceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from mūnus (“duty”) + capiō (“to take”).
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