How do you pronounce "municipality"?

In American English: /ˌmjuːnɪsəˈpæləti/ (myoon-is-uh-PAL-uht-ee). In British English: /mjˌuːnɪsɪpˈælɪti/ (my-oon-is-IP-al-it). In Canadian English: /ˌmjuːnɪsəˈpæləti/ (myoon-is-uh-PAL-uht-ee). In Australian English: /mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈalɪti/ (myoon-IS-ip-AL-it).

Is "municipality" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌmjuːnɪsəˈpæləti/ (myoon-is-uh-PAL-uht-ee), while in British English it's /mjˌuːnɪsɪpˈælɪti/ (my-oon-is-IP-al-it).

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/ˌmjuːnɪsəˈpæləti/

myoon-is-uh-PAL-uht-ee

Syllable Breakdown

mjuːnmu·ɪsnic·əi·pælpal·əti·ity

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