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Word entry · 9 letters

municipal

Best crossword clue

"Run by a town"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aciilmnpuStarts with MEnds with L2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of or relating to the government of a municipality

Word origin

Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from mūniceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from mūnus (“duty”) + capiō (“to take”).

Used in a sentence

  • More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
  • “This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Management.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Run by a town9 letters
02City-run9 letters

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