municipality /mjʊˌnɪsɪˈpælɪti/ noun3 •A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. •The governing body of such a district. •In the Philippines and in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, second-level administrative divisions that may house one or more cities or towns whose head of government may be called mayors or, in Mexico, municipal presidents. formsmunicipalities