name
Meaning 1
Synonym of City of London.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: London, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: City of London
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
square mile
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name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Golden Square Mile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Montreal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Golden Square Mile
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A unit of area equal to that in a square with 1 mile sides, equivalent to 2.59 km2.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A downtown, a city center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
an area of 640 acres
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area unit, square measure
Narrower terms: section
History
Etymology
From square mile * (London): The City's land area is about 1.12 square miles and roughly square in shape. * (Montreal): Ellipsis of Golden Square Mile. From having a land area of roughly a mile square.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Quadratmeile — unit of area
- Hungarian: négyzetmérföld — unit of area
- Icelandic: fermíla — unit of area
- Malay: batu persegi — unit of area
- Navajo: tsinsitą́ dikʼą́ — unit of area
- Polish: mila kwadratowa — unit of area
- Russian: квадра́тная ми́ля (kvadrátnaja mílja) — unit of area
- Thai: ตารางไมล์ — unit of area
- Welsh: milltir sgwâr — unit of area