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Meile

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See also: meile, meilė, Meilė, and meilę

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, ultimately from Latin mīlle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯lə/
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  • Hyphenation: Mei‧le
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Noun

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Meile f (genitive Meile, plural Meilen)

  1. mile (unit of distance)
    1. (nautical, aviation) Short for Seemeile: nautical mile (≈ 1.9 km)
    2. (chiefly North American contexts) international mile (≈ 1.6 km)
    3. (historical) any of various units used before metrification, especially
      1. the Roman mile (≈ 1.5 km)
      2. 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)
  2. (informal, chiefly in the plural) a vague term for a long distance
  3. (chiefly in compounds) promenade, boulevard

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Meile” in Duden online
  • Meile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Méile

  1. instrumental/vocative of Méilė