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square mile

square mile noun: a unit of area equal to that in a square with 1 mile sides, equivalent to 2.59 km².

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.
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    Synonyms:
    sq mi, sq. mi., mi², sq, sq. m., m², section
  2. A downtown, a city center.

Proper noun capitalized: Square Mile

the Square Mile

  1. (London, informal) Synonym of City of London.
    Synonyms:
    City of London
  2. (Montreal) Synonym of Golden Square Mile.

square mile meaning in Tamil, Malay and Thai

square mile in Tamil

சதுரக்கல்

square mile in Malay

unit of area
batu persegi

square mile in Thai

unit of area
ตารางไมล์

Synonyms of square mile

All synonyms of square mile

Forms of square mile

pluralsquare miles

Origin of square mile

From square mile * (London): The City's land area is about 1.12 square miles and roughly square in shape. * (Montreal): Ellipsis of Golden Square Mile. From having a land area of roughly a mile square.

Words formed from square mile

Questions about square mile

What does square mile mean?
Square mile means a unit of area equal to that in a square with 1 mile sides, equivalent to 2.59 km².
What is square mile in Tamil?
Square mile in Tamil is சதுரக்கல். See Square mile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is square mile?
Square mile can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of square mile?
The plural of square mile is square miles.

Words near square mile in the dictionary

  1. square meals
  2. square meter
  3. square meters
  4. square metre
  5. square metres
  6. square mile
  7. square miles
  8. square notation
  9. square number
  10. square numbers
  11. square of opposition

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Adapted from Wiktionary: square mile (page history and authors); Square Mile (page history and authors); square mile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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