Mijl
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A former Dutch unit of distance, usually equivalent to about 3 miles or 5–6 km. historical
Etymology
From Dutch mijl, cognate with English mile and similarly derived from Latin milia (“Roman mile, 1000 Roman paces”) but used instead for the much longer league of about an hour's walk.
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