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Mile End

/mʌɪl ɛnd/

Mile End proper noun: an inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3682).

Proper noun

Mile End

  1. An inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3682).
  2. A hamlet in Ely parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6083).
  3. A western suburb of Newton Abbot, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8472).
  4. A suburban village in Myland parish, Colchester borough, Essex (OS grid ref TL9927).
  5. A settlement in Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5811).
  6. A hamlet in Hartest parish, Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8252).
  7. A neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  8. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens, South Australia, named after Mile End in London.

Origin of Mile End

In London, first recorded as La Mile ende in 1288, from Middle English mile ende, representing the distance from Aldgate (actually closer to two miles by today's measurement).

Questions about Mile End

What does Mile End mean?
Mile End means an inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3682).
What part of speech is Mile End?
Mile End is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mile End?
Mile End is pronounced /mʌɪl ɛnd/ (UK).

Words near Mile End in the dictionary

  1. mildronate
  2. milds
  3. Mildura
  4. mile
  5. mile a minute
  6. Mile End
  7. Mile High City
  8. Mile High Club
  9. Mile Long Club
  10. mile marker
  11. mile markers

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