municipal
/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
municipal
English
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Definition
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
Etymology
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”).
Example Sentences
- "More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks."
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