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municipality

noun

myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē

Definition of municipality

as in city

a thickly settled, highly populated area a municipality with an excellent police department

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Recent Examples of municipality Heat isn't noted on the death certificate, and therefore it is not included in the tallies reported to the municipality, the state and eventually the federal recordkeepers. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Tafoya, who served as an attorney for several municipalities and small authorities across the region, has yet to be sentenced and is cooperating with prosecutors. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Most Popular One of the royal couple’s most symbolically significant projects was their journey through Norway’s municipalities. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has declined to comment, saying responsibility for its buildings and their renovation rests with the municipality. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for municipality

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The story follows Ana, a young Black French woman who, following the death of her grandmother, travels to her matriarch’s birth city of Belo Horizonte.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The fair will bring together galleries from 63 cities in 36 countries, including 36 galleries (around 43 percent) with locations in the SWANA region.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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At least 165 people have been killed, and hundreds more are missing after catastrophic floods swept through towns and valleys along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet region.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway.

— Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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Johannesburg’s Cultural Evolution Johannesburg (also known as Joburg or Jozi) is South Africa’s largest metropolis and the epicenter of its complex cultural evolution.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
Its capital, Panama City, is a thriving metropolis largely powered by industries stemming from the Panama Canal, like banking and maritime services.

— DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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