municipality

noun

myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē How to pronounce municipality (audio)
Definition of municipalitynext
as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area a municipality with an excellent police department

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Recent Examples of municipality The country’s interior minister said in a statement that more than 20 municipalities across the country had been affected. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Coulter talked about race results in his municipality, a bellwether among Michigan's 83 counties. — Carol Cain, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 The project, however, is part of the Simaisma coastal development led by Qatari Diar, a real estate investment company established by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and chaired by the country's municipality minister. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Drive Clean Indiana is working to help municipalities find funding for vehicles with cleaner emissions. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for municipality
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  1. city
  2. town
  3. metropolis
Noun
  • Located in downtown Las Cruces, this hotel features 203 guest rooms—some offering city or mountain views—adorned in rustic Spanish Colonial decor and local artwork.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Another moment was marked by mourning, as a man was pulled from a building in the same city, lifeless and covered in a white blanket.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • Thankfully, the lessons from that hasty dash towards the fringes of our towns and cities in the 1990s and early 2000s seem to have been learned.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Read our town-by-town Hudson Valley guide for more recommendations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • But despite brownstones, diners, skyscrapers and bridges, this city is no recognizable metropolis — plus, it’s all bathed in a luminous purple glow.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Before New York became a sprawling metropolis, its rolling hills, deep valleys, and tidal salt marshes were part of a larger estuarine ecosystem that was home to countless flora and fauna.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of metropolis

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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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