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Municipality

noun

A municipality is a local area with its own government.

12 letters 6 syllables

What does Municipality mean?

A municipality is a local area with its own government.

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Dictionary definition

a city, town, or local area with its own local government.

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Municipality in a sentence

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The municipality repaired the park path.

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Our class learned how a municipality provides local services.

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The civics article explained how a municipality makes decisions for a town or city.

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What does municipality mean?

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Which word is closest in meaning to municipality?

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Municipality

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myoo · nis · uh · pal · uh · tee · strongest beat: pal

Synonyms

Words like Municipality

local governmentthe organization that manages a local area
towna smaller community with local services
Antonyms

Opposite words

private propertyland owned by a person or group rather than local government
national governmenta higher level of government for a whole country
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Word family

Municipality word family

Base word

municipality

noun

municipalities

Plural form for more than one municipality.

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