municipality

«municipality» in Mova's school dictionary: a town or city (or district) that has its own local… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a municipality, municipalities)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A municipality is a town or city (or district) that has its own local government. tree →

2) The local government of a town or city: the council. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and citizenship: municipalities run local services such as bins, parks, libraries and water. Common in Canada, Ireland, Australia and many other countries.

examples

• The municipality repaired the playground. tree →
• Each municipality collects its own rubbish. tree →
• Our town became a municipality long ago. tree →
• The municipality decided to plant more trees. tree →
• There are many small municipalities in the region. tree →
• The library is run by the municipality. tree →

note

Formal word; everyday UK words: council, town, city. Adjective: municipal (municipal pool, municipal park). Plural: municipalities.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «municipality» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.