municipal
/muniθiˈpal/ · B2 · adj
municipal
🏛️ municipal = Spanish muni-ci-pal → sounds like 'mooni-see-pal' → city's pal
Sounds like 'moony see pal': the city is your pal, serving everyone. It comes from Latin municipium, a self-governing town, so municipal means belonging to a town or city government, like municipal services.