municipium

noun

mu·ni·cip·i·um | \ ˌmyünəˈsipēəm\

plural municipia\ -ēə \

Definition of municipium

: a Roman municipality especially : one giving its citizens the privileges of Roman citizenship and often the right of living according to their own laws and customs

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