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municipalidad

municipality

noun moo-nee-see-pah-lee-DAHD Rare
People & Society Government

Also means

city hall

Usage Note

Municipalidad refers both to the local-government institution and its headquarters building. In Spain the more common term is ayuntamiento, while municipalidad is the preferred form in much of Latin America. The adjective municipal (shared between both traditions) is the same in either context.

Examples

"La municipalidad aprobó el nuevo presupuesto."

Natural Translation

The municipality approved the new budget.

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