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Swedish mile

Swedish mile

1 9.3
A unit of length used in Sweden equal to 10 kilometers
  • noun
: milla sueca
  • He ran five Swedish miles during his morning training session.

Examples

  • A Swedish mile is equivalent to 10 kilometers.

  • A Swedish mile is ten kilometers, not the same as an English mile.

  • The marathon in Sweden covered more than four Swedish miles.

  • I ran five Swedish miles yesterday.

  • The race track is 1.5 Swedish miles long, which is about 15 kilometers.

  • To complete the marathon, you need to run three Swedish miles.

  • In Sweden, a Swedish mile measures ten kilometers for various outdoor activities.

Synonyms

mil
vsSwedish mile
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A Swedish unit of distance equal to 10 kilometres

is the same unit but named in a longer English form
mile
vsSwedish mile
7.9

A measure of distance in Sweden equal to ten kilometers

is the same unit but usually referred to by the native short name

Surface Forms

Swedish mile singular
Swedish miles plural

Morphology

Swedish + mile

The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'Swedish' (from Sweden) + 'mile' (a distance unit), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a mile used in Sweden. The precise numeric value (10 km) is cultural/conventional knowledge and not predictable from the words, but the core meaning as a Swedish distance unit is transparently derivable.

Etymology

Swedish mile comes from the old Swedish word mil, which people used for a long distance on roads and maps. Sweden later set its length, so a Swedish mile now means 'ten kilometers', which is why when people say Swedish mile today they mean ten kilometers.