municipality
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mu·ni·ci·pal·i·ty /mjuːˌnɪsəˈpæləti $ mjʊ-/ noun (plural municipalities) [countable] PGTOWNa town, city, or other small area, which has its own government to make decisions about local affairs, or the officials in that government 市，自治市；市政当局 the municipality of Berkeley 伯克利市政当局 an elected municipality 选举产生的市政府
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municipality• At stake were 12,600 seats in 439 municipalities.• By last night, five municipalities had declared a state of emergency.• Because bond insurance helps municipalities trim borrowing costs, it has become increasingly popular nationwide.• In the proposal, each part of Jerusalem would have its own municipality.• Debt made the municipality depend more and more on the central government and its treasury.• Company workers have presented petitions to the municipalities where the company has its main plants.• the municipality of Knoxville• A lot of the water could have gone to municipalities in the North Bay and to grape growers.mu·ni·ci·pal·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
has city, or other town, a own small Corpus which area, its
municipality
mu‧ni‧ci‧pal‧i‧ty /mjuːˌnɪsəˈpæləti, mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti $ mjʊ-/
noun (plural municipalities) [countable]
a town, city, or other small area, which has its own government to make decisions about local affairs, or the officials in that government:
the municipality of Berkeley
an elected municipality
mu‧ni‧ci‧pal‧i‧ty /mjuːˌnɪsəˈpæləti, mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti $ mjʊ-/
noun (plural municipalities) [countable]a town, city, or other small area, which has its own government to make decisions about local affairs, or the officials in that government: