Municipal Meaning
/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
adjOf or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
Sentence Examples
The municipal council all but ignored the gravity of the pollution.
The municipal council should concentrate more on specific issues.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ swimming pool is open to all residents of the town.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ council decided to build a new public library in the city center to provide more resources for all the local residents.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks."
— 2016 May 4, Nicky Woolf, “Fort McMurray: Canada wildfires force evacuation of oil sands city”, in The Guardian:
"“This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Management."
— 2008 April 21, Julie Connelly, “Muni Bonds, Safe With High Yields”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ swimming pool is open to all residents of the town.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ council decided to build a new public library in the city center to provide more resources for all the local residents.