plural of municipality; local government areas or towns
From Latin 'municipium' (free town) from 'municeps' (citizen with duties) from 'munus' (duty) + 'capere' (to take), entered English via French
A municipality literally means a place where citizens 'take on duties' - it's democracy in action at the local level!
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