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   municipal

   /mjʊˈnɪsɪpl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a town or district or its governing body: "national and municipal elections"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally relating to the internal affairs of a state as distinct from its foreign relations): from Latin municipalis (from municipium ‘free city’, from municeps, municip- ‘citizen with privileges’, from munia ‘civic offices’) + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. municipally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • M

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

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   • I

     1

   • C

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   • I

     1

   • P

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   • A

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   • L

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