municipality

BrE /ˌmjuː.nɪˈsɪpəl.ɪ.ti/ AmE /ˌmuː.nɪˈsɪpəl.ɪ.ti/

noun en → es

1 GOVERNMENT UNIT [singular] B1

a town, city, or other area that has its own local government and laws

municipio, comuna, entidad municipal

  • the municipality of somewhere

Collocations municipality council · municipal authority

  • The new mayor was elected in the municipality of San Juan.

    El nuevo alcalde fue elegido en la municipalidad de San Juan.

2 ADMINISTRATIVE AREA [singular] B2

an area that is part of a larger administrative division, such as a province or state

distrito administrativo, área municipal

  • the municipality of somewhere

Collocations municipal district · administrative division

  • The project is funded by the municipality of Madrid.

    El proyecto está financiado por la municipalidad de Madrid.