municipio

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noun

A municipality in various Latin American countries.

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Meanings

nounmunicipio (plural municipios)

plural municipios

  1. A municipality in various Latin American countries.

Origin

  1. Spanishmunicipio
  2. Englishmunicipio

Borrowed from Spanish municipio. Doublet of municipium.

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APA

municipio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/municipio

MLA

“municipio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/municipio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “municipio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/municipio.

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