municipality

municipality
Synonyms and related words:
Stadt, bailiwick, banlieue, boom town, borough, bourg, bureau, burg, burgh, city, commissariat, constablery, constablewick, constabulary, conurbation, department, district, exurb, exurbia, faubourg, ghost town, greater city, market town, megalopolis, metropolis, metropolitan area, ministry, office, outskirts, polis, secretariat, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shrievalty, spread city, suburb, suburbia, town, township, urban complex, urban sprawl, urbs, village, ville

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  • municipality — mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty /myu̇ ˌni sə pa lə tē/ n pl ties: a primarily urban municipal corporation; also: the governing body of a municipality Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. municipality …   Law dictionary

  • municipality — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (40) The term municipality means political subdivision or public agency or instrumentality of a State. United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • Municipality — Mu*nic i*pal i*ty, n.; pl. {Municipalities}. [Cf. F. municipalit[ e].] A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • municipality — UK US /mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/ noun [C] (plural municipalities) GOVERNMENT ► a city or town that has its own government: »The smoking ban that started in 13 municipalities in New Mexico, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque, has now officially gone… …   Financial and business terms

  • municipality — (n.) 1789, from Fr. municipalité, from municipal (see MUNICIPAL (Cf. municipal)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • municipality — [n] city borough, community, district, metropolis, precinct, town, township, village; concept 507 …   New thesaurus

  • municipality — ► NOUN (pl. municipalities) ▪ a town or district that has local government …   English terms dictionary

  • municipality — [myo͞o nis΄ə pal′ə tē] n. pl. municipalities [Fr municipalité < municipal < L municipalis,MUNICIPAL] 1. a city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs 2. its governing officials …   English World dictionary

  • Municipality — The Ponce City Hall, in the city of Ponce, is the seat of the government for both the city and the surrounding barrios making up the municipality. A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually… …   Wikipedia

  • municipality — /myooh nis euh pal i tee/, n., pl. municipalities. 1. a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government. 2. a community under municipal jurisdiction. 3. the governing body of such a district or… …   Universalium

  • municipality — [[t]mjuːnɪ̱sɪpæ̱lɪti[/t]] municipalities 1) N COUNT In Britain, a municipality is a city or town which is governed by its own locally appointed officials. You can also refer to a city s or town s local government as a municipality. 2) N COUNT In… …   English dictionary

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