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municipal.

Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
  1. Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).

    not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from mūniceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from mūnus (“duty”) + capiō (“to take”).

noun/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
  1. A financial instrument issued by a municipality (e.g., municipal bonds).

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from mūniceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from mūnus (“duty”) + capiō (“to take”).

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