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# municipality

noun (a municipality, municipalities)

«municipality» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) A municipality is a town or city (or district) that has its own local government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#m1)
2. The local government of a town or city: the council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#x1)
- Each municipality collects its own rubbish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#x2)
- Our town became a municipality long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#x3)
- The municipality decided to plant more trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#x4)
- There are many small municipalities in the region. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#x5)
- The library is run by the municipality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «municipality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/municipality/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«municipality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/municipality.html) on Mova free.