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municipality: Meaning and Definition of

mu•nic•i•pal•i•ty

Pronunciation: (my-nis"u-pal'i-tē), [key]
— pl. -ties.
  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 community.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
municipalism municipalize
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