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municipality

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a thickly settled, highly populated area
  • a municipality with an excellent police department

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The first known use of municipality was in 1790

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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 30 May. 2020.

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