Synonyms of municipality

municipality

noun

myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē 

as in city

a thickly settled, highly populated area

a municipality with an excellent police department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• city
• town
• metropolis
• suburb
• megalopolis
• burg
• borough
• megacity
• asphalt jungle
• cosmopolis
• conurbation
• downtown
• urban sprawl
• suburbia
• central city
• garden city
• inner city
• core city
• exurb
• midtown
• edge city

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of municipality

Of roughly 482 municipalities in California, approximately 112 are charter cities, according to data from the state’s Department of Finance and the League of California Cities. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Churches built before 1905 are the property of municipalities or the state, which maintain the buildings while religious communities to use them for worship. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The festival’s 15th edition will also see the event expand into the municipality of Calvià, which is celebrating its Year of Cinema in 2026. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Torres also told the Herald that the city arrived at the $8 million figure based on the building’s square footage and what other municipalities have spent on renovations. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026