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Definition of: municipal
(my·nis′ə·pəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to a town or city or its local government; also, having local self-government.
2. Pertaining to the internal government of a state or nation. [<L municipalis <municipium town possessing right of self-government <municeps free citizens <munia official duties + capere take]
—mu·nic′i·pal·ly adverb
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