Mill
See also: mill
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Proper noun
Mill
- A surname.
- John Stuart Mill, English libertarian and utilitarian philosopher.
- 1881 June 28, William Montgomery, speech in the New Zealand House of Representatives, seventh Parliament, third session, transcribed in, 1881, Parliamentary Debates, volume 28, page 225 :
- I have endeavoured to acquire a knowledge of the Hare system, and I have read Mill upon the subject, and it seems to me that the present proposal is opposed to that system.
- 1881 June 28, William Montgomery, speech in the New Zealand House of Representatives, seventh Parliament, third session, transcribed in, 1881, Parliamentary Debates, volume 28, page 225 :
- A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.
- An unincorporated community in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as millen in 1166, attested with certainty as mille in 1228. Etymology unknown. Compare Millen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪl/
- Hyphenation: Mill
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Proper noun
Mill n
- A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Germelaand (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Millenaar
- Mills
- Mill en Sint Hubert
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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