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mijl.

English or American mile, a unit of length equivalent to about 1.6 km

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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noun/mɛi̯l/
  1. English or American mile, a unit of length equivalent to about 1.6 km

    feminine
  2. mijl, Dutch mile or league, a unit of length notionally equivalent to an hour's walk, usually reckoned as about 5–6 km

    feminine · historical
  3. nautical or geographical mile, a unit of length now equal to a minute of arc reckoned as exactly 1852 m or previously to ¼ degree, about 7400 m

    feminine · historical
  4. synonym of kilometer, kilometer, used during the initial conversion to the metric system in the 19th century

    feminine · historical · proscribed
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mile and myle, ultimately from Latin mīlia.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.