municipality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from French municipalité (Edmund Burke), from municipal + -ité, from Latin municipalis, from municipium (“free city, township”), from municeps (“citizen of a free city or township”), from mūnus (“duty, service”) + -ceps (“taker, catcher”). Equivalent to municipal + -ity.
Meanings
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A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on May 29 that Louisville was one of more than 600 municipalities across the U.S. accused of obstructing immigration enforcement. The federal government called these locations “sanctuary jurisdictions,” alleging they were undermining the rule of law. Four Kentucky counties also made the list: Campbell, Franklin, Jefferson and Scott.
2025 July 22, Connor N. Smith, Mason Brighton, “Louisville drops sanctuary city status after DOJ pressure”, in Spectrum News, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2025:
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The governing body of such a district.
From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- In the Philippines and in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, second-level administrative divisions that may house one or more cities or towns whose head of government may be called mayors or, in Mexico, municipal presidents.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| municipalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prefecture-level municipality · supermunicipality · submunicipality · specialized municipality · federal municipality · regional county municipality · regional municipality · state-level municipality · ecomunicipality · province-level municipality · county-level municipality
Relateds
munificence · munificent · municipal · remunerate · remuneration
Translations (115)
km ក្រុង (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · gl concello (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sh муниципалитет (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sw manispaa (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · gl municipio (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sq bashki (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu település (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · he עירייה (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ro municipalitate (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ru муниципалите́т (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hi नगरपालिका (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu város (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · cs obec (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · tl munisipyo (the governing body of such a district) · ja 自治体 (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ext monicípiu (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · cmn 直轄市 /直辖市 (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · pl gmina (the governing body of such a district) · pt comuna (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · nn kommune (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · kmr belediye (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · gl concello (the governing body of such a district) · uz munitsipalitet (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · eu udalerri (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sma tjïelte (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · it municipalità (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · nl gemeente (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ar بَلَدِيَّة (the governing body of such a district) · ga baile bardais (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · bn পৌরসভা (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ta நகராட்சி (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · nl gemeente (the governing body of such a district) · tl bayan (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sco municipality (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · mhn gamoa' (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · be муніцыпалітэ́т (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sq komunë (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · lv municipalitāte (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · fa شهرداری (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ky муниципалитет (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ca municipi (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sh о̏пћина (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · lt savivaldybė (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · is sveitarstjórn (the governing body of such a district) · it giunta comunale (the governing body of such a district) · ga bardas (the governing body of such a district) · da kommune (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · pl gmina (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · et munitsipaliteet (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · bcl banwa (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ga bardasacht (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · kk муниципалитет (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu elöljáróság (the governing body of such a district) · fa شهرداری (the governing body of such a district) · cy bwrdeistref (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hi नगरपालिका (the governing body of such a district) · hu helyhatóság (the governing body of such a district) · bg община́ (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · is sveitarfélag (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · uk муніципаліте́т (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ckb شارەوانی (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · tr belediye (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · fo kommuna (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · et linnavalitsus (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · el δήμος (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · az bələdiyyə (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · de Munizipalität (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ru общи́на (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · nb kommune (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · tl munisipalidad (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · pt governo municipal (the governing body of such a district) · ta நகராட்சி (the governing body of such a district) · aii ܟܪܟܘܬܐ (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · th เทศบาล (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sk obec (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · tt муниципалитет (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ur بلدیہ (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · es municipio (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · nrf meunicipalité (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ga cathair bhardais (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · gmw-cfr Jemeinde (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu önkormányzat (the governing body of such a district) · lb Gemeng (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · vi khu tự quản (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · pt município (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · eo municipo (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sl občina (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hy մունիցիպալիտետ (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sh ȍpćina (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · sh municipalitet (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · smn kieldâ (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · mk општина (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu község (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ar بَلَدِيَّة (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · bcl banwaan (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · fi kunta (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ru комму́на (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · la mūnicipium (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · tg шаҳрдори (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu törvényhatóság (the governing body of such a district) · sv kommun (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · hu közigazgatási terület (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · se gielda (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · de Gemeinde (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · it comune (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · fi kunnanhallitus (the governing body of such a district) · lb Municipalitéit (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · af munisipaliteit (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ka მუნიციპალიტეტი (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · kmr şaredarî (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · ko 자치체 (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · fr municipalité (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · se suohkan (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · maz texjñiñi (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) · tg мунитсипалитет (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts)