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English

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Proper noun

Mill

  1. A surname.
  2. 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.
  3. A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.

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Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as millen in 1166, attested with certainty as mille in 1228. Etymology unknown. Compare Millen.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mill n

  1. a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Germelaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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East Central German

Etymology

From Middle Low German mül (“dust”) and Middle High German mülle, from Old High German mulli, related to mulin (“mill”). Compare German Müll.

Noun

Mill m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) trash, garbage, waste, rubbish

Further reading

  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎ (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 86

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