Scandinavian mile

noun

A Scandinavian unit of distance of 10 kilometers. Standardized to 10,688.54 meters in 1649, before being defined as 10 km in 1889.

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Meanings

nounScandinavian mile (plural Scandinavian miles)

plural Scandinavian miles

  1. A Scandinavian unit of distance of 10 kilometers. Standardized to 10,688.54 meters in 1649, before being defined as 10 km in 1889.

Origin

Scandinavian + mile

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Translations

Finnish peninkulma
  • peninkulmaScandinavian unit of length
Hungarian svéd mérföld
  • svéd mérföldScandinavian unit of length
Norwegian Bokmål mil
  • milScandinavian unit of length
Swedish mil
  • milScandinavian unit of length
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APA

Scandinavian mile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scandinavian%20mile

MLA

“Scandinavian mile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scandinavian%20mile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scandinavian mile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scandinavian%20mile.

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