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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbâtiment municipal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: batimã mynisipal
"Le nouveau bâtiment municipal abrite les services de la mairie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A public structure housing local government offices, administrative departments, and civic services.
"Citizens gathered at the municipal building to attend the city council meeting." - 2
Any official facility owned and operated by a municipality for community or administrative use.
"The historic municipal building underwent extensive renovations last year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'municipal', originating from Latin 'municipalis' (relating to a citizen of a free town or municipality, from 'municeps'), and 'building', from Old English 'byldan' (to build). First appearing in modern civic administrative contexts during the 19th century, it denotes physical structures dedicated to local government operations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Municipal building" is said worldwide
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市庁舎
Transliteration: shichōsha
"新しい市庁舎の建設が完了しました。"
bâtiment municipal
Transliteration: batimã mynisipal
"Le nouveau bâtiment municipal abrite les services de la mairie."
städtisches Gebäude
Transliteration: stɛːtɪʃəs ɡəˈbɔɪdə
"Das städtische Gebäude befindet sich im Stadtzentrum."
edificio comunale
Transliteration: edifitʃo komunale
"Gli uffici si trovano all'interno dell'edificio comunale."
edificio municipal
Transliteration: edifisjo munisipal
"El edificio municipal ofrece servicios de atención al ciudadano."
edifício municipal
Transliteration: edifisiu municipal
"A reunião ocorreu no edifício municipal."
नगर निगम भवन
Transliteration: nagar nigam bhavan
"सभी नागरिक अपने कर जमा करने नगर निगम भवन गए।"
市政大楼
Transliteration: shì zhèng dà lóu
"市民们聚集在市政大楼前抗议。"
시청 건물
Transliteration: sicheong geonmul
"시청 건물은 도시 중심부에 위치해 있습니다."
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