Definition of MUNICIPAL

municipal

Meanings

Plural: municipals

Adjective

  • relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
    • "municipal government"
    • "municipal bonds"
    • "a municipal park"
    • "municipal transportation"

Adjective Satellite

  • of or relating to the government of a municipality; - J.L.kuntz
    • "international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"

Adj

  • 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

  • A financial instrument issued by a municipality.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from mūniceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from mūnus (“duty”) + capiō (“to take”).

Synonyms

civic

Scrabble Score: 15

municipal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
municipal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
municipal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

municipal is a valid Words With Friends word