municipal
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of or about the internal affairs of a nation.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mjuˈnɪsɪpəl
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Definition
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adjective
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
noun
finance
A financial instrument issued by a municipality.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
Used this way, municipal is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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More ways to use municipal
- “Municipal government.”adjective
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Compound terms
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A municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years.
The government of a municipality.
A bond issued by a state or local government.
The center of a city.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- mayornoun
- municipalitynoun
- corporationnoun
- urbanadjective
- boroughnoun
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