mu ‧ ni ‧ ci ‧ pal ‧ i ‧ ty /mjuːˌnɪsəˈpæləti, mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti $ mjʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural municipalities ) [countable]
a town, city, or other small area, which has its own government to make decisions about local affairs, or the officials in that government:
the municipality of Berkeley
an elected municipality