municipal

/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
adjectivenoun

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

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

  2. Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.

Noun 1 meaning

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

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Where it comes from

Etymology

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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MUNICIPAL at a glance

MUNICIPAL has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (M 3 + U 1 + N 1 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + P 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,690 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with municipal

All rhymes
  • PRINCIPAL15
  • EPISCOPAL15
  • PAPAL9
  • OPAL6
  • ARCHETYPAL20
  • CARPAL10
  • HIPPOCAMPAL24
  • PUPAL9
  • METACARPAL16
  • OEDIPAL10
  • SEPAL7
  • COPAL9

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