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Meile
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meile meilė Meilė meilę méile
German
Etymology
From de gmh mīle, from de goh mīla, ultimately from de la mīlle.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaɪ̯lə/
de De-Meile.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Mei le
de aɪ̯lə 2
Noun
f
mile unit of distance
de nautical aviation de Seemeile: nautical mile (≈ 1.9 km)
de chiefly North American contexts international mile (≈ 1.6 km)
de historic 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)
de informal chiefly in the plural a vague term for a long distance; a country mile
de chiefly in compounds promenade, boulevard
Declension
f
Related terms
de meilenweit, de meilenlang
de Bannmeile, de Einkaufsmeile, de Flaniermeile, de Fanmeile, de letzte Meile, de Kubikmeile, de Seemeile
de Quadratmeile, de Quadrat-Meile, de Quadr.-Meile (de Quadr. Meile), de Q.-Meile (de Q. Meile), de □Meile (de □ Meile)
de Meilenstein, de Dreimeilenzone, de Meilensammler, de Meilengutschrift
de Siebenmeilenstiefel
See also
de Leuge
Further reading
de Units of measure
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Méile
Proper noun
lt proper noun form Méile
lt Méilė ins//voc