| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mu·nic·i·pal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  my -n s  -pl |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1a. Of, relating to, or typical of a municipality. b. Having local self-government. c. Issued on the authority of a local or state government. 2. Of or relating to the internal affairs of a nation. | | NOUN: | A municipal bond: invested in tax-free municipals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin m nicip lis, from mnicipium, town, from mniceps, citizen : mnus, public office, duty; see mei-1 in Appendix I + capere, to take; see kap- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | mu·nici·pal·ly —ADVERB
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