mijl

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noun

A former Dutch unit of distance, usually equivalent to about 3 miles or 5–6 km.

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Dutch mileDutch leaguemileleague
OriginDutch mijl ← Latin milia →
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Meanings

nounmijl (plural mijls or mijlen)

plural mijls · plural mijlen

  1. historicalA former Dutch unit of distance, usually equivalent to about 3 miles or 5–6 km.

    Synonyms: Dutch mile, Dutch league, mile, league

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA former Dutch unit of distance, usually equivalent to about 3 miles or 5–6 km.

Similar
Dutch mileDutch leaguemileleague

Origin

  1. Latinmilia“Roman mile, 1000 Roman paces”
  2. Dutchmijl
  3. Englishmijl

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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Translations

Afrikaans myl
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Dutch mijl
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Indonesian mil
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Cite this entry
APA

mijl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mijl

MLA

“mijl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mijl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mijl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mijl.

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