município

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See also: municipio

Portuguese

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mūnicipium. By surface analysis, munícipe +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mu.niˈsi.pi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /mu.niˈsi.pju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mu.niˈsi.pi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /mu.niˈsi.pjo/

  • Hyphenation: mu‧ni‧cí‧pi‧o

Noun

município m (plural municípios)

  1. (government) municipality; county; borough (low-level political subdivision, typically encompassing a town and nearby villages)
    Synonym: (Portugal) concelho
  2. (Ancient Rome) municipium (town with self-governing rights, whose citizens had Roman citizenship)
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