Municipal Definition
myo͝o-nĭsə-pəl
adjective
Of, relating to, or typical of a municipality.
American Heritage
Having self-government locally.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with a city, town, etc. or its local government.
Webster's New World
Of the internal, as distinguished from the international, affairs of a nation.
Webster's New World
noun
Webster's New World
(finance) A financial instrument issued by a municipality.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Municipal
Noun
Singular:
municipal
Plural:
municipalsOrigin of Municipal
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Latin mūnicipālis from mūnicipium town from mūniceps citizen mūnus public office, duty mei-1 in Indo-European roots capere to take kap- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French municipal, from Latin municipalis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town"), from municeps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town"), from munus (“duty") + capere (“to take").
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