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Mill
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mill
English
Pronunciation
en ɪl 1
Proper noun
en.
John Stuart Mill, English libertarian and utilitarian philosopher.
1881 June 28, William Montgomery, speech in the New Zealand House of Representatives, seventh Parliament, third session, transcribed in, 1881, Parliamentary Debates, volume 28, page 225 :
I have endeavoured to acquire a knowledge of the Hare system, and I have read Mill upon the subject, and it seems to me that the present proposal is opposed to that system.
en village p/North Brabant c/Netherlands.
en unincorporated community co/Ste. Genevieve County s/Missouri c/USA.
Derived terms
en Millite
Related terms
en Millean
en Millian
en Millianism
en Mills
Further reading
en surnames from common nouns
en Philosophers
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as millen in 1166, attested with certainty as mille in 1228. Etymology nl unknown. Compare de Millen.
Pronunciation
nl /mɪl/
nl Mill
nl ɪl 1
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Land van Cuijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Germelaand<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Millenaar
nl Mills
nl Mill en Sint Hubert
References
East Central German
Etymology
From gmw-ecg gml mül dust and gmw-ecg gmh mülle, from gmw-ecg goh mulli, related to goh mulin mill. Compare de Müll.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun m
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch trash, garbage, waste, rubbish
Related terms
gmw-ecg Millahmr
Further reading
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