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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