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单词 municipal
释义 mu·nic·i·pal
I. \myüˈnisəpəl, myəˈ-, ÷məˈ- or ÷|myünə|sipəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin municipalis, from municip-, municeps inhabitant of a municipium, literally, undertaker of duties (from munus duty, service, gift + -cip-, -ceps, from capere to take) + -alis -al — more at mean, heave
1. : of or relating to the internal affairs as distinguished from the foreign relations of a nation or other major political unit
 < international law … only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law — J.L.Kunz >
 < municipal legislation … enacted for the fulfillment of the treaties — U.S. Stat. 750 >
— compare internal law, international law
2.
 a. : of or relating to a municipality
  < municipal reform acts >
  < a municipal golf course >
  < municipal university >
  < municipal government >
  < municipal architecture >
 b. : appointed, elected, or empowered by a municipality : functioning in a municipality
  < municipal council >
  < municipal officer >
  < municipal police >
 c. : issued by or under the authority of a municipality
  < municipal bond >
  < municipal regulation >
3. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a municipium
4. : restricted to one locality : having narrow limits
 < a new very municipal variety of dwarf sweet pea — Osbert Sitwell >
 < the sacredness of human life is a purely municipal ideal of no validity outside the jurisdiction — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an inhabitant of a municipium
2. : a member of the municipal guard of Paris
3. : a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government — usually used in plural
 < prospects … seemed better in low interest rate corporation issues than in municipalsWorld's Work >
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