Associations to the word «Municipality»

Wiktionary

MUNICIPALITY, noun. A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
MUNICIPALITY, noun. The governing body of such a district.

Dictionary definition

MUNICIPALITY, noun. An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government.
MUNICIPALITY, noun. People living in a town or city having local self-government.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.