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municipal

mu.nic.i.pal \myu.-'nis-(*-)p*l, nonstand .myu:-n*-'sip-*l\ aj [L 
   municipalis of a municipality, fr. municip-, municeps inha]bitant of a 
   municipality, lit., undertaker of duties, fr. munus duty, service + capere 
   to take - more at MEAN, HEAVE 1: of or relating to the internal affairs of 
   a nation or other major polit ical unit 2a: of, relating to, or 
   characteristic of a municipality  2b: having local self-government  3: 
   restricted to one locality