municipally

adverb

mu·​nic·​i·​pal·​ly myu̇-ˈni-sə-p(ə-)lē How to pronounce municipally (audio)
: by or in terms of a municipality
municipally owned property

Examples of municipally in a Sentence

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These facilities are municipally owned and provide skate rentals, lessons, and bathrooms. Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026 The city of San Antonio takes in money from property taxes, sales taxes and municipally owned CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System. Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026 The municipally operated Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton holds the only Essential Air Service (EAS) contract in the state, a federal program that helps rural airports operate. The Npr Network, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025 Public power companies, mostly municipally owned, are answerable to a city council or other board which makes decision-making more difficult, more political and slower. Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for municipally

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of municipally was in 1818

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“Municipally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipally. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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