Definitions for MILES
miles

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1. milesnoun

   A great distance.

2. Milesnoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

   Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather, / Strode, with a martial air, Miles Standish the Puritan Captain.

3. Milesnoun

   A patronymic surname, also derived from a Middle English form of Michael.

4. Etymology: From given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown element, or a short form of names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with Latin miles.

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1. Miles

   Miles is a small town in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Miles had a population of 1,164. The town is situated on the Warrego Highway, 340 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital. Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt in 1844. The town was renamed Miles in honour of the Queensland Colonial Secretary, William Miles.

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1. miles

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1. MILES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miles is ranked #368 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Miles surname appeared 84,942 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 29 would have the surname Miles.
   
   61.3% or 52,095 total occurrences were White.
   32.3% or 27,479 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 2,217 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 2,073 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 663 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 416 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'MILES' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1066

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'MILES' in Written Corpus Frequency: #947

Anagrams for MILES »

1. slime

2. smile

3. limes

How to pronounce MILES?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say MILES in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MILES in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MILES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of MILES in a Sentence

1. Tim Walz:

   At approximately 1400 hours today a Minnesota Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down approximately 16 miles south-west of St. Cloud, the crash resulted in the death of all three crew.

2. Reid Ribble:

   American producers are missing out on a market that imports the vast majority of its agricultural products, and Cubans are missing out on exposure to the freedom and democracy that lies just 90 miles from their shore.

3. J. Paul Getty:

   Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

4. Josh Edmonds:

   I live about two miles away and it rattled my windows, i was able to get close and get this video.

5. Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist:

   Being able to open up relations with the Cuban people and to have more trade not only benefits all of America, but in particular, the state of Florida, being only 90 miles away, there are those who are going to be hard-liners and stay steadfast to their position in the past, but I think by and large, many Republicans already in fact think it's the right thing to do.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Miles
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MILES
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html