municipalidad

English

Noun

municipalidad (plural municipalidades)

1. (government) The governing body of a territory in various Latin American countries.

Spanish

Etymology

From municipal +‎ -idad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /muniθipaliˈdad/ [mu.ni.θi.pa.liˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /munisipaliˈdad/ [mu.ni.si.pa.liˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: mu‧ni‧ci‧pa‧li‧dad

Noun

municipalidad f (plural municipalidades)

1. municipality

Related terms

• municipal
• municipio

 

Further reading

• “municipalidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014