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"word": "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
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"word": "go the extra mile"
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"word": "in for an inch, in for a mile"
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"word": "survey mile"
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"word": "talk a mile a minute"
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"word": "Ten Mile Bank"
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"word": "Three Mile Island"
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"word": "kilsa (km/h)"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 92",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nœud"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 92",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Knoten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 92",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "notto",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "ノット"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 92",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "noteu",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "노트"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 92",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "úzel",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "у́зел"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 92",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vúzol",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ву́зол"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
"UK",
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[maɪ̯ɫ]",
"tags": [
"UK",
"US"
]
},
{
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},
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"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "af",
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"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "myl"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milje"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mīl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مِيل"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "arz",
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"roman": "mīl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ميل"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "mġon",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "մղոն"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mílja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мі́ля"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"sense": "measure of length",
"topics": [
"mail",
"information"
],
"word": "মাইল"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mílja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́ля"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "muing",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "မိုင်"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milla"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "sutlilodv",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ᏑᏟᎶᏛ"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jing¹ lei⁵",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "英里"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "le¹",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "哩"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "mai¹",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "咪"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "英里"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīnglǐ",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "英里"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mildir"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "co",
"lang": "Corsican",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "migliu"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "míle"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mijl"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mejlo"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "miil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "maili"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mille"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mili",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "მილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Meile"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "míli",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μίλι"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מִיל"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mīl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मील"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mérföld"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "míla"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milio"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "míle"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "miglio"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mairu",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "マイル"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "milä",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "миля"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "miil",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "មីល"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"sense": "measure of length",
"topics": [
"mail",
"information"
],
"word": "마일"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mîl"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "milya",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "миля"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "mai",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ໄມ"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jūdze"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mylia"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Meil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "milja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "милја"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "batu"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"mail",
"information"
],
"word": "मैल"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "milʹ",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "миль"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"topics": [
"beer",
"beverages",
"food",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "бээр"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "tsinsitą́"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mille"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "nod",
"lang": "Northern Thai",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ᨾᩱ"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "mayl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ميل"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mâyl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "مایل"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Miel"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mila"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milha"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milă"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́ля"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mìle"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми̑ља"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mȋlja"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "sætapum",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "සැතපුම්"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "míľa"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milja"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milla"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "sv",
"english": "international mile",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "engelsk mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milya"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "twf",
"lang": "Taos",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mį̀yoʼóna"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mai",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ไมล์"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "bo",
"english": "me le",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "མེ་ལེ"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mýlja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́ля"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "mīl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "میل"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milya"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "dặm"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "vo",
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"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "liöl"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milltir"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "mayl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מײַל"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "máìlì"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 21 20 13 14 0 0 10 8",
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ibùsọ̀"
}
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"en:Thousand",
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{
"word": "air mile"
},
{
"word": "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
},
{
"word": "a mile wide and an inch deep"
},
{
"word": "a miss is as good as a mile"
},
{
"word": "Arab mile"
},
{
"word": "Arabic mile"
},
{
"word": "Arabian mile"
},
{
"word": "available seat-mile"
},
{
"word": "available ton mile"
},
{
"word": "beer mile"
},
{
"word": "bus mile"
},
{
"word": "car mile"
},
{
"word": "Chinese mile"
},
{
"word": "country mile"
},
{
"word": "Curry Mile"
},
{
"word": "food miles"
},
{
"word": "Forty Mile"
},
{
"word": "a mile away"
},
{
"word": "geographic mile"
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{
"word": "geographical mile"
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{
"word": "give someone an inch and someone will take a mile"
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{
"word": "give them an inch and they'll take a mile"
},
{
"word": "go the extra mile"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́ля"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mìle"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми̑ља"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mȋlja"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "sætapum",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "සැතපුම්"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "míľa"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milja"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mil"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"english": "international mile",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "engelsk mil"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milya"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"code": "twf",
"lang": "Taos",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mį̀yoʼóna"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mai",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ไมล์"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"english": "me le",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "མེ་ལེ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mýlja",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́ля"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "mīl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "میل"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milya"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "mil"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "dặm"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "liöl"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "milltir"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "mayl",
"sense": "measure of length",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מײַל"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "máìlì"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "measure of length",
"word": "ibùsọ̀"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "track race",
"word": "maili"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "slang: large distance",
"word": "kilometri"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕuqda",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "عُقْدَة"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vúzjel",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ву́зел"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎ́zel",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"nautical",
"transport"
],
"word": "въ́зел"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "節"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jié",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "节"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "kilsa (km/h)"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nœud"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Knoten"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "notto",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "ノット"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "noteu",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"word": "노트"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "úzel",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "у́зел"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vúzol",
"sense": "informal: one mile per hour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ву́зол"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"mile"
],
"word": "mile"
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": eng-lí vs. zh-min-nan",
"path": [
"mile"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "mile",
"trace": ""
}
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