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municipal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mu·ni·ci·pal /mjuːˈnɪsəpəl $ mjʊ-/ ●○○ adjective  PGTOWNrelating to or belonging to the government of a town or city 市政府的,市的,市办的 the municipal waste dump 城市垃圾场 municipal elections 市级选举municipally adverb
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municipalInstead, companies are looking to develop partnerships that marry the traditions of municipal and private project finance.municipal authoritiesOne involved a $ 396 million municipal bond deal for Pennsylvania.The museum and other municipal buildings are threatened.the municipal bus and rail systemsOne memorable day I wandered along to a municipal course and sat waiting while they fixed me up with a fourball.Municipal elections will be held on April 12th.It will be the first such municipal facility in the county.Now, Hardin, the Board of Trustees has not barred the establishment of a municipal government on Terminus.Over 50 percent worked for local governments, primarily municipal or county building departments.Not far from the town centre is the municipal park.You're a semi-skilled mechanic, just like the municipal rat-catcher, on piecework.Although municipal waste seems to grow more slowly than income in rich countries, it does still grow.
From Longman Business Dictionarymunicipalmu‧ni‧ci‧pal /mjuːˈnɪsəpəlmjʊ-/ adjective belonging to or connected with the government of a town or cityMunicipal budgets are under great strain.a strike by municipal employeesmunicipally adverba municipally owned hospitalOrigin municipal (1500-1600) Latin municipalis, from municeps someone who lives in a municipality, from munus duty, service, gift + capere to take
mu·ni·ci·pal adjectiveChineseSyllable
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municipal
municipal /mjuːˈnɪsəpəl, mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl $ mjʊ-/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: municipalis, from municeps 'someone who lives in a municipality', from munus 'duty, service, gift' + capere 'to take'
relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city:
    the municipal waste dump
    municipal elections
—municipally adverb


mu·ni·ci·palBrE /mjuːˈnɪsɪpl/ 🔊NAmE /mjuːˈnɪsɪpl/ 🔊 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