municipality vs ward

municipality and ward both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
municipality	Yes	No	No	No
ward	Yes	No	Yes	No

municipality (noun)	ward (noun)
people living in a town or city having local self-government	block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government	a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
	a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
	a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

municipality (verb)	ward (verb)
	watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect