municipality
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noun \myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē\ plural mu·nic·i·pal·i·ties
Definition of MUNICIPALITY
1
: a primarily urban political unit having corporate status and usually powers of self-government
2
: the governing body of a municipality
See Examples of MUNICIPALITY
- laws that have been enacted by many states and municipalities
- <a municipality with an excellent police department>
First Known Use of MUNICIPALITY
1790
Related to MUNICIPALITY
- Synonyms
- asphalt jungle, burg, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, city, town
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Rhymes with MUNICIPALITY
asexuality, bisexuality, bunker mentality, collegiality, colloquiality, commerciality, conceptuality, conditionality, congeniality, connaturality, connubiality, conventionality, conviviality, corporeality, dimensionality, directionality, effectuality, emotionality, essentiality, eventuality, exceptionality, extensionality, grammaticality, horizontality, illogicality, impartiality, impersonality, impracticality, inhospitality, instrumentality, intentionality, irrationality, monumentality, originality, pansexuality, paranormality, polytonality, potentiality, proportionality, provinciality, sentimentality, spirituality, split personality, substantiality, supernormality, theatricality, universality
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