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municipal

/mjuːˈnɪsəpəl/myoo-NIH-suh-puhl
/mjuˈnɪsəpəl/myoo-NIH-suh-puhl

MeaningRoman town

Common meaning: relating to a town or its government

Journey through time

  1. Latinmunicipium‘Roman town’source
  2. Frenchmunicipal‘of a town’source
  3. Englishmunicipal‘relating to a town or its government’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin municipium ‘Roman town’.

Roots

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