Italian mile

noun

Various traditional Italian units of length, particularly the Genovese and Roman miles

OriginItalian miglio →
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Meanings

nounItalian mile (plural Italian miles)

plural Italian miles

  1. units of measureVarious traditional Italian units of length, particularly the Genovese and Roman miles

Origin

  1. Italianmiglio“(Italian) mile”
  2. EnglishItalian mile

From Calque of Italian miglio (“(Italian) mile”), with a qualifier to distinguish it from other miles.

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