Added 9 October 2026
municipal
/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/ adjective
In Latin: mūnicipālis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about municipal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality.
municipal government
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Of or relating to the government of a municipality.
international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law
Origin
Borrowed 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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