municipal

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #14334

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the government of a town or city.

The municipal council voted to build a new library.
2

adj
Owned or run by a town or city.

The municipal swimming pool is free for residents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

civic

Word family

Derived forms antimunicipalbimunicipalintermunicipalintramunicipalmonomunicipalmunicipalisemunicipalismmunicipalitymunicipalizationmunicipalizemunicipallynonmunicipal

Related forms munificence munificent remunerate remuneration

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Phrases (1)

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municipal government
the governing authority responsible for a city or town

Adjective + noun

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”).

*mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European mūnicipālis Latin

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# municipal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
**Frequency rank:** 14334

## Meanings
1. Relating to the government of a town or city.
2. Owned or run by a town or city.

## Examples
- The municipal council voted to build a new library.
- The municipal swimming pool is free for residents.

## Synonyms
- civic

## Derived Forms
- antimunicipal
- bimunicipal
- intermunicipal
- intramunicipal
- monomunicipal
- municipalise
- municipalism
- municipality
- municipalization
- municipalize
- municipally
- nonmunicipal

## Related Forms
- munificence
- munificent
- remunerate
- remuneration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mey- (change)
- Root: *keh₂p-
- Root: mūnicipālis

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Municipal is 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”). The historical chain includes *mey- (change) (Proto-Indo-European), *keh₂p- (Proto-Indo-European), and mūnicipālis (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antimunicipal, bimunicipal, intermunicipal, and intramunicipal and related forms such as munificence, munificent, and remunerate. In present use it covers relating to the government of a town or city and owned or run by a town or city.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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