municipality — a city or town that has corporate status and local government
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a city or town that has corporate status and local government
Pronunciation (IPA): /mjuˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/
Example Sentences
- Our municipality decided to install free Wi-Fi in all parks, but the password is still 'password123'.
- The municipality hired a professional cat whisperer to solve the stray cat problem downtown.
- Each municipality is responsible for maintaining roads and providing public services within its jurisdiction.
municipality
NOUN[/mjuˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/]
a city or town that has corporate status and local government
The municipality repaved the cracked road after residents complained for months.
In this municipality, reality meets personality!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'municipium', denoting an autonomous city of Roman citizens during the Roman era. The term combines 'munus' (duty, obligation) and 'capere' (to take), literally meaning 'a place where citizens undertake civic duties'.
Breakdown
municipium (autonomous city-state) + -ality (state, condition, quality). The Latin root 'munus' (duty) + 'capere' (to take) formed the original concept of shared civic responsibility.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Our municipality decided to install free Wi-Fi in all parks, but the password is still 'password123'.”
“The municipality hired a professional cat whisperer to solve the stray cat problem downtown.”
“Each municipality is responsible for maintaining roads and providing public services within its jurisdiction.”
“The small municipality of 5,000 residents somehow managed to have three different pizza delivery services.”
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