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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

municipal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: my-ni-si-pal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Municipal/mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le conseil municipal se réunit ce soir."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to a city, town, or local government district and its governing body.

    "The municipal swimming pool will open to the public next week."
As noun
  1. 1

    A municipal bond or security issued by a local government.

    "Her investment portfolio consists largely of tax-free municipals."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'municipalis', relating to a 'municipium' (a free town holding Roman citizenship rights), combining 'munus' (duty, gift) and 'capere' (to take). Entering Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, it shifted from denoting town-level privileges to governing local civic administration.

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