"local administrative unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: local administrative units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} local administrative unit (plural local administrative units)
  1. (administration, law) In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state. Categories (topical): Law Translations (local administrative division in EU): paikallinen hallinnollinen yksikkö (Finnish), LAU-taso (Finnish), kunta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-local_administrative_unit-en-noun-0bgO9mPI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law Synonyms: district [UK], ward, county [Ireland], city, electoral district, municipality, community, county, canton, district, subregion, settlement, LAU [abbreviation]

Inflected forms

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