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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymu·nic·i·pal I \myu̇-ˈni-s(ə-)pəl also myə-, mə-, -ˈni-sə-bəl, ÷ˌmyü-nə-ˈsi-pəl\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin municipalis of a municipality, from municip-, municeps inhabitant of a municipality, from munus duty, service + capere to take — more at mean, heave DATE circa 15401. of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit (as a nation)2. a. of, relating to, or characteristic of a municipality b. having local self-government3. restricted to one locality II noun DATE 1925: a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government — usually used in pluralEnglish Etymologymunicipal c.1540, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. municipal, from L. municipalis "of a citizen of a free town, of a free town," from municipium (nom. municeps, gen. municipis) "citizen, inhabitant of a free town." Second element is root of capere "assume, take" (see capable). First element is from munus (pl. munia) "service performed for the community, duty, work," also "public spectacle paid for by the magistrate, (gladiatorial) entertainment, gift," from Old Latin moenus "service, duty, burden," from PIE *moi-n-es-, generally taken as a suffixed form of base *mei- "to change, go, move;" see mutable; but Tucker says "more probably" from the other PIE root *mei- meaning "bind," so that munia = "obligations" and communis = "bound together." A Roman municipum was a city whose citizens had the privileges of Roman citizens but was governed by its own laws.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7municipalmu·ni·ci·pal / mju:5nisipl / adjective[usually before noun] connected with or belonging to a town, city or district that has its own local government 市政的；地方政府的: municipal elections / councils 地方政府选举；市政委员会 municipal workers 市政工作者 the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery 洛杉矶市立美术馆 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: municipal borough , or municipal corporation , or municipal district , or municipal engineer, or municipal engineering , or municipal securitymu·nic·i·palI. \myüˈnisəpəl, myəˈ-, ÷məˈ- or ÷|myünə|sipəl\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin municipalis, from municip-, municeps inhabitant of a municipium, literally, undertaker of duties (from munus duty, service, gift + -cip-, -ceps, from capere to take) + -alis -al — more at mean, heave1. : of or relating to the internal affairs as distinguished from the foreign relations of a nation or other major political unit < international law … only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law — J.L.Kunz > < municipal legislation … enacted for the fulfillment of the treaties — U.S. Stat. 750 >— compare internal law, international law2. a. : of or relating to a municipality < municipal reform acts > < a municipal golf course > < municipal university > < municipal government > < municipal architecture > b. : appointed, elected, or empowered by a municipality :functioning in a municipality < municipal council > < municipal officer > < municipal police > c. : issued by or under the authority of a municipality < municipal bond > < municipal regulation >3. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a municipium4. : restricted to one locality : having narrow limits < a new very municipal variety of dwarf sweet pea — Osbert Sitwell > < the sacredness of human life is a purely municipal ideal of no validity outside the jurisdiction — O.W.Holmes †1935 >II. noun(-s)1. : an inhabitant of a municipium2. : a member of the municipal guard of Paris3. : a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government — usually used in plural < prospects … seemed better in low interest rate corporation issues than in municipals — World's Work >

Municipal From Or Relating Of Municipality Local Government