Definitions of municipality [ˌnɪs əˈpæl ɪ ti]

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Definition of 'municipality'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) municipality
a city, town, village, or borough possessing corporate existence and usu. its own local government.

2. municipality
the governing body of such a district.

Etymology: (1780–90; < F municipalité. See municipal , -ity)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) municipality
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

2. (noun) municipality
people living in a town or city having local self-government

Definition of 'municipality'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) municipality
a municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village

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