Meile
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, ultimately from Latin mīlle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Meile f (genitive Meile, plural Meilen)
- mile (unit of distance)
- (nautical, aviation) Short for Seemeile: nautical mile (≈ 1.9 km)
- (chiefly North American contexts) international mile (≈ 1.6 km)
- (historical) any of various units used before metrification, especially
- the Roman mile (≈ 1.5 km)
- much longer distances in Germany and other parts of continental Europe, generally between 4 and 10 km (the Prussian mile of 1816 was ≈ 7.5 km)
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) a vague term for a long distance
- (chiefly in compounds) promenade, boulevard
Declension
[edit]Declension of Meile [feminine]
Related terms
[edit]- meilenweit, meilenlang
- Bannmeile, Einkaufsmeile, Flaniermeile, Fanmeile, letzte Meile, Kubikmeile, Seemeile
- Quadratmeile, Quadrat-Meile, Quadr.-Meile (Quadr. Meile), Q.-Meile (Q. Meile), □Meile (□ Meile)
- Meilenstein, Dreimeilenzone, Meilensammler, Meilengutschrift
- Siebenmeilenstiefel
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Lithuanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Méile
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- Rhymes:German/aɪ̯lə
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