Synonyms & related words for municipality

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of municipality — including township, town, city, district, borough, village. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to municipality

Explore words related to municipality — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include municipalize, municipal, municipally, guberniya, mayor, oppidan, mayorship, province. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for municipality

Common synonyms for municipality include township, town, city, district, borough, village, polis, megalopolis — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does municipality come from?

The word municipality breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cip-, from Latin capio (“take, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.