municipally

/mjuːˈnɪsɪpəli/myoo-NIH-sih-puh-lee

/mjuˈnɪsɪpəli/myoo-NIH-sih-puh-lee

Meaningin the manner of a Roman self-governing town

Common meaning: in a municipal way

municipalRoman townSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 383 · scan
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Latinmunicipium‘Roman town’source
Frenchmunicipal‘of a town’source
Englishmunicipal‘relating to a town or its government’
Englishformed in English from municipalmunicipally‘in a municipal way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in the manner of a Roman self-governing town. It can be inferred from any of: municipal.

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

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from municipal + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

municipium Latin · source word “Roman town”

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