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

To properly rebalance, Beijing would need to reconstruct the fiscal model on which every province and municipality depends, accept the resulting collapse in local government revenues, and absorb mass layoffs. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

They are being installed by local law enforcement, municipalities and private entities, like home and business owners. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Several Broward municipalities also have local races appearing on ballots for eligible voters. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

In Pereira, the municipality which has recorded the highest number of fatalities, social media footage showed the moment a building collapsed and engulfed onlookers with dust and debris in the city’s Bolivar Plaza. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026