Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

square mile

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
square mile
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A downtown, a city center.

name

Synonym of City of London.

Informal

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Usage

Inflected Forms

square miles (plural) the Square Mile (canonical)

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What does square mile mean?
A unit of area equal to that in a square with 1 mile sides, equivalent to 2.59 km².
Where does square mile come from?
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.

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