Definitions for municipality
myuˌnɪs əˈpæl ɪ timu·nic·i·pal·i·ty

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1. municipality(noun)

   an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

2. municipality(noun)

   people living in a town or city having local self-government

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1. municipality(Noun)

   A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.

Origin: From municipalité (Edmund Burke).

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1. Municipality(noun)

   a municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village

Origin: [Cf. F. municipalit.]

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1. Municipality

   A municipality is usually an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government or jurisdiction. The term municipality is also used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French "municipalité" and Latin "municipalis".

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of municipality in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of municipality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of municipality in a Sentence

1. Angel Perez:

   No municipality in Puerto Rico has the money to build the infrastructure that’s needed.

2. Copenhagen Mayor Frank Jensen:

   When we add 'Greater,' we indicate that it is more than just the municipality of Copenhagen.

3. Fayez Mansour:

   We have major problems with all the government institutions, with the municipality, the Arabs are being ignored.

4. Vittorio Zappalorto:

   I firmly deny that the municipality of Venice has ever thought to ban the use of trolleys in the historical center.

5. The Georgian Foreign Ministry:

   It violated the airspace controlled by the central government and flew over a local municipality and police buildings.

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