municipality

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noun

1. an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
• Derivationally related forms:
municipal
• Hypernyms:
urban area, populated area, administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
• Hyponyms:
city, metropolis, urban center, town
• Part Meronyms:
ward
2. people living in a town or city having local self-government
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
city, metropolis, town, townspeople, townsfolk