municipal

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/
• Hyphenation: mu‧ni‧ci‧pal

Adjective

municipal (comparative more municipal, superlative most municipal)

1. Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
2. Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.

Noun

municipal (plural municipals)

1. (finance) A financial instrument issued by a municipality.
   • 2008 April 21, Julie Connelly, “Muni Bonds, Safe With High Yields”, in New York Times‎:

     “This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Management.

Etymology

Latin municipalis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /mu.ni.siˈpal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

municipal (masculine and feminine plural municipals)

1. municipal

Further reading

• “municipal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Latin municipalis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from municeps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from munus (“duty”) + capere (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.ni.si.pal/

Adjective

municipal (feminine singular municipale, masculine plural municipaux, feminine plural municipales)

1. municipal

Further reading

• “municipal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

município +‎ -al

Adjective

municipal m, f (plural municipais, comparable)

1. municipal
2. town (attributive)
3. civic

Etymology

From Latin municipālis.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /muniθiˈpal/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /munisiˈpal/

Adjective

municipal (plural municipales)

1. municipal

Further reading

• “municipal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.