"square mile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: square miles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} square mile (plural square miles)
  1. A unit of area equal to that in a square with 1 mile sides, equivalent to 2.59 km². Synonyms: sq mi, sq. mi., mi² [abbreviation], sq [masculine], sq. m., (english: historical abbr.), section (english: chiefly US & Canadian govt contexts) Derived forms: Golden Square Mile, Square Mile Coordinate_terms: square foot (1/27,878,400 sq. mi.), acre (1, 640 sq. mi.), quarter-section (alt: ¼ sq. mi.), labor (alt: ¼ sq. mi. in Texan contexts) Translations (unit of area): Quadratmeile [feminine] (German), négyzetmérföld (Hungarian), fermíla [feminine] (Icelandic), batu persegi (Malay), tsinsitą́ dikʼą́ (Navajo), mila kwadratowa [feminine] (Polish), квадра́тная ми́ля (kvadrátnaja mílja) [feminine] (Russian), ตารางไมล์ (Thai), milltir sgwâr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-square_mile-en-noun-idI4pJK~ Disambiguation of 'unit of area': 100 0
  2. A downtown, a city center.
    Sense id: en-square_mile-en-noun-Sts7X52e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 21 79

Inflected forms

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