Square Mile

See also: square mile

English

Etymology

From square mile

• (London): The City's land area is about 1.12 square miles and roughly square in shape.
• (Montreal): Ellipsis of Golden Square Mile. From having a land area of roughly a mile square.

Proper noun

the Square Mile

1. (London, informal) Synonym of City of London.
2. (Montreal) Synonym of Golden Square Mile.

References

• “Square Mile”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

• (London): City of London on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (Montreal): Golden Square Mile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia