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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmilla
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈmi.ʎa/
"Corrimos una milla sin parar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet or 1,609.34 meters.
"She runs a mile every morning to stay in shape." - 2
A long distance; a great way.
"We are miles away from finishing this project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'mīl', which was borrowed from Latin 'mīlia' (plural of 'mīlle' meaning thousand), referring to the Roman unit of one thousand paces. Over time, the term evolved to represent various standard units of distance, eventually stabilizing into specific modern imperial and statute measurements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mile" is said worldwide
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milla
Transliteration: /ˈmi.ʎa/
"Corrimos una milla sin parar."
mille
Transliteration: /mil/
"La ville est à dix milles d'ici."
Meile
Transliteration: /ˈmaɪlə/
"Das Ziel ist nur eine Meile entfernt."
miglio
Transliteration: /ˈmiʎ.ʎo/
"La pista di atletica misura un miglio."
milha
Transliteration: /ˈmi.ʎɐ/
"O avião voa a centenas de milhas por hora."
मीलों
Transliteration: miil
"वह हर सुबह एक मील दौड़ता है।"
英里
Transliteration: yīnglǐ
"跑道正好是一英里长。"
마일
Transliteration: mail
"우리는 몇 마일을 걸었습니다."
マイル
Transliteration: mairu
"目的地まであと一マイルです。"
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