municipally

adverb

mu·​nic·​i·​pal·​ly myu̇-ˈni-sə-p(ə-)lē How to pronounce municipally (audio)
: by or in terms of a municipality
municipally owned property

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These facilities are municipally owned and provide skate rentals, lessons, and bathrooms. — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026 Public power companies, mostly municipally owned, are answerable to a city council or other board which makes decision-making more difficult, more political and slower. — Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Fleets typically work with distributors and utilities such as SDG&E to take advantage of the numerous federal, state and even municipally funded grants and pilot programs available to them. — San Diego Union Tribune, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024 In the last episode, Karen and Daredevil realize that Foggy had discovered that his client hadn’t committed a crime because of the Red Hook Port’s unique location, which was exempt from legal jurisdiction, federally and municipally. — Skyler Trepel, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for municipally

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of municipally was in 1818

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“Municipally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipally. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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