English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Municipality Pronunciation
Municipality is pronounced myoo-ni-suh-PA-luh-tee, IPA /ˌmjunɪsəˈpæləti/.
myoo-ni-suh-PA-luh-tee
US /ˌmjunɪsəˈpæləti/ · UK /mjuːˈnɪsɪˈpælɪti/
Syllables: myoo · ni · suh · PA · luh · tee (6 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: A town or district that runs its own local government.
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Municipality in a Sentence
- The municipality collects refuse twice a week.
- Each municipality sets its own parking charges.
- She was elected to the municipality in March.
Common Mispronunciations of Municipality
Not myoo-NI-si-pal-i-tee
Six beats, with the weight on PA, the fourth of them. Municipal keeps it on NI, and the longer word shifts it along.
Not moo-ni-suh-PA-luh-tee
Begin with myoo, a y glide after the m, the same opening that music has.
Tip: Six beats, myoo-ni-suh-PA-luh-tee, and that c hisses as an s because an i follows it.
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