Meaning of MUNICIPALITY
| Pronunciation: | | myoo`nisu'palitee
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- [n] people living in a town or city having local self-government
- [n] an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
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| | See Also: | | administrative district, administrative division, assemblage, city, city, gathering, metropolis, metropolis, territorial division, town, town, townsfolk, townspeople, urban area, urban center, ward | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Municipalities}. [Cf.
F. municipalit['e].]
A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town
or village.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, Stadt, suburb, suburbia, town, township, urban complex, urban sprawl, urbs, village, ville |
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