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After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.
Catherine Helen Spence

Meaning of "municipality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUNICIPALITY

municipality  [mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUNICIPALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Municipality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUNICIPALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

municipality

Municipality

A municipality is usually an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government or jurisdiction. The term municipality is also used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French "municipalité" and Latin "municipalis". The English word "Municipality" derives from the Latin social contract "Municipium", meaning duty holders, referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction from a sovereign state, such as the Principality of Monaco, or a small village, such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The territory over which a municipality has jurisdiction may encompass ▪ only one populated place such as a city, town, or village ▪ several of such places (e.g.

Definition of municipality in the English dictionary

The definition of municipality in the dictionary is a city, town, or district enjoying some degree of local self-government. Other definition of municipality is the governing body of such a unit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUNICIPALITY


confidentiality
ˌkɒnfɪdenʃɪˈælɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
homosexuality
ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
legality
lɪˈɡælɪtɪ
locality
ləʊˈkælɪtɪ
mentality
mɛnˈtælɪtɪ
morality
məˈrælɪtɪ
mortality
mɔːˈtælɪtɪ
nationality
ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
neutrality
njuːˈtrælɪtɪ
originality
əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
personality
ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ
plurality
plʊəˈrælɪtɪ
principality
ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
sexuality
ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
speciality
ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ
spirituality
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ
vitality
vaɪˈtælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUNICIPALITY

municipal
municipal corporation
municipal court
municipalisation
municipalise
municipalism
municipalist
municipalities
municipalization
municipalize
municipally
munificence
munificent
munificently
munificentness
munifience
munify
muniment
muniments

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUNICIPALITY

ability
abnormality
actuality
air quality
augmented reality
duality
equality
fatality
generality
illegality
in reality
individuality
inequality
infant mortality
intertextuality
low-quality
modality
practicality
quality
sensuality
virtual reality

Synonyms and antonyms of municipality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUNICIPALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «municipality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of municipality

Translation of «municipality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUNICIPALITY

Find out the translation of municipality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of municipality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «municipality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

municipio
570 millions of speakers

English

municipality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नगर पालिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلدية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

муниципалитет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

município
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৌরসভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

municipalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbandaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gemeinde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

市町村
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지방 자치 단체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kotamadya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đô thị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகராட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नगरपालिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belediye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gmina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

муніципалітет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

municipiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δήμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

munisipaliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kommun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommune
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of municipality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNICIPALITY»

The term «municipality» is very widely used and occupies the 16.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNICIPALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «municipality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «municipality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about municipality

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4 QUOTES WITH «MUNICIPALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word municipality.
1
John Burns
I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves.
2
John Murray
Development in this county is always going to be an issue. Until development and zoning are handled on a regional basis, rather than each municipality left to its own devices, we will suffer from developers having the upper hand in suits and in front of zoning boards.
3
Jose Serrano
I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.
4
Catherine Helen Spence
After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNICIPALITY»

Discover the use of municipality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to municipality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Is Development of Dodoma Municipality Sustainable? How ...
The paper is a tool and a welcome to those who wants to do Environmental Impact Assessment-(EIA) before resorting to any project, but also it is a help to different projects established already for them to acquire their sustainability., ...
Noel Mwenda, 2013
2
Guide to Historical Resources in the Regional Municipality ...
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO — See also — Doon Heritage Crossroads, Joseph Schneider Haus, Waterloo Regional Health Unit, Waterloo Regional Libraries, Waterloo Regional Police REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF ...
Elizabeth Macnaughton, Pat Wagner, 1989
3
Digest of the Ordinances and Resolutions of the Second ...
s' "was with the works ordered by the City Council of New-Orleans, on the llth December, 1835, which works are being made by this municipality. BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED, That in case any person or persons remove, or attempt to remove, ...
New Orleans (La.)., 1840
4
Municipal Administration: The Handbook
Every municipality must open and maintain at least one bank account in the name of the municipality. All money received by a municipality must be paid into its bank account or accounts, and this must be done promptly and in accordance with ...
D. L. Craythorne, 2006
5
Locating Paris: The Parisian Municipality in Revolutionary ...
Parti The Municipality in Revolution It is the express claim of this dissertation that a study of the Parisian municipality in the nineteenth century must be grounded in the political culture emerging out of the French Revolution. Indeed, any history ...
Stephen W. Sawyer, 2008
6
City, Society, and Planning: City
... Dum Dum Municipality, (5) Rajpur Municipality, (6) Baranagar Municipality, (7) Baruipur Municipality, (8) Bally Municipality, (9) Bansberia Municipality, (10) Gayeshpur Notified Area, (11) Bidhannagar (Salt Lake), (12) Barasat Municipality , ...
‎2007
7
Wisconsin Statutes, 1929: Printed Pursuant to the Provisions ...
Except as otherwise provided in this section when territory is transferred, in any manner provided by law, from one municipality toanother, there shall be assigned to such other municipality such proportion of the assets and liabilities of the first ...
Wisconsin, Eugene Edward Brossard, 1929
8
Promising Practices for Community Engagement in Tuberculosis ...
... Talitay, and Datu Anggal Midtimbang public HealtH nurses (pHns) Aisha Meriam Amba, Municipality of Sultan Sa Barongis Joemar C. Babago, Municipality of Rajah Buayan Milagros A. Garcia, Municipality of Talayan Marissa Lim Mangelen ...
Alicia Lourdes M. de Guzmán, 2009
9
Direct Democracy in Canada: The History and Future of ...
(3) Shall the municipality continue to prohibit the sale of spirits in licensed premises? Likewise, for liquor votes in a municipality in which a government store is already established or liquor is authorized to be sold under a licence, the  ...
J. Patrick Boyer, 1996
10
The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia ...
37 42 47 54 59 62 68 70 73 74 78 81 83 86 89 91 96 101 105 117 124 126 135 140 143 147 149 152 Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centers—Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centers—Istituzione  ...
Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini, George Forman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNICIPALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term municipality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kannaland mayor praises municipality as oversight visit raises …
Cape Town - Kannaland Mayor Jeffrey Donson says he is satisfied with the state of his municipality as officials on an oversight visit on ... «News24, Jul 15»
2
Public testimony critical of large capital projects in Municipality of …
An open house held by the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions, or AMATS, turned out public testimony that was almost ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jul 15»
3
Jerusalem municipality refuses to serve areas behind Separation Wall
apartheid wall Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has refused to serve Arab neighbourhoods lying beyond the Israeli Separation Wall in the north ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
4
New services added to Dubai Municipality's smart portal
Dubai: As part of its efforts to become a fully smart government, Dubai Municipality announced that it will be adding new services to its smart ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
5
Municipality to implement stringent water restrictions
THE municipality is to implement mandatory water restrictions to consumers using in excess of their allocated quota in areas supplied by the ... «News24, Jul 15»
6
Dubai Municipality earns Energy Global Award
Dubai: Dubai Municipality has won the Energy Global Award as part of the national sustainability project category for a successful research ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
7
Fitch Affirms Metropolitan Municipality of Lima's Ratings
MML's ratings reflect its national importance as the economic and political capital of the country and its high and dynamic collection of ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
8
Rassada Municipality ordered to remedy damaged homes
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuttirak ordered Rassada Municipality to repair damaged property or pay compensation ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Khalil Urges End to Trash Crisis as Beirut Municipality Proposes …
Meanwhile, head of the Beirut municipality Bilal Hamad told As Safir after an extraordinary municipal session that a temporary solution to the ... «Naharnet, Jul 15»
10
Mambajao, Camiguin is PH Most Competitive Municipality: Tops 3rd …
Mambajao, Camiguin is PH Most Competitive Municipality: Tops 3rd-6th Class Municipalities category, Camiguin also a Top 10 Province. «Kagay An, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Municipality [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/municipality>. Apr 2024 ».
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