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Swedish mile

Swedish mile

9.3
A unit of length used in Sweden equal to 10 kilometers
  • noun
translation icon : 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

mile
vsSwedish mile
12 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
mil
vsSwedish mile
  • Specialized
3 9.9

A Swedish unit of distance equal to 10 kilometres

is the same unit but named in a longer English form

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.