municipio

noun

mu·​ni·​cip·​io

ˌmyünə̇ˈsipēō

plural -s

: a chiefly rural territorial unit of local government in many Latin-American countries that includes several villages or barrios

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin municipium

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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