mu ‧ ni ‧ ci ‧ pal /mjuːˈnɪsəp ə l, mjuːˈnɪsɪp ə l $ mjʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: municipalis , from municeps 'someone who lives in a municipality' , from munus 'duty, service, gift' + capere 'to take' ]
relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city:
the municipal waste dump
municipal elections
—municipally adverb