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municipality
CIDE DICTIONARY
municipality, n. [Cf. F. municipalité.].
A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
municipality, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a town or district having local government.
2 the governing body of this area.
1 a town or district having local government.
2 the governing body of this area.
Etymology
F municipalit{eacute} f. municipal (as MUNICIPAL)
THESAURUS
municipality
Stadt, bailiwick, banlieue, boom town, borough, bourg, bureau, burg, burgh, city, commissariat, constablery, constablewick, constabulary, conurbation, department, district, exurb, exurbia, faubourg, ghost town, greater city, market town, megalopolis, metropolis, metropolitan area, ministry, office, outskirts, polis, secretariat, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shrievalty, spread city, suburb, suburbia, town, township, urban complex, urban sprawl, urbs, village, villeROGET THESAURUS
municipality
Jurisdiction
N jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc, executive, commission of the peace, magistracy, judge, tribunal, municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty, lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable, selectman, police, police force, the fuzz, constabulary, bumbledom, gendarmerie, officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle, policeman, cop, police constable, police sergeant, sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, huissier, bedel, tithingman, press gang, exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, douanier, coroner, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor, posse comitatus, bureau, cutcherry, department, secretariat, long arm of the law, extradition, executive, administrative, municipal, inquisitorial, causidical, judicatory, judiciary, judicial, juridical, coram judice.For further exploring for "municipality" in Webster Dictionary Online