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leagues (measurements) (<size/dimension units for distance>, <size/dimensions by unit>, ... Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Any of several European units of measurement of distance, usually estimated roughly at about 3 miles but extending from 2.4 to 4.6; often occurring in poetical or rhetorical statements of distance. In English-speaking countries the land league is generally accepted as 3 statute miles. |
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leagues (measurements) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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league (measurement) (C,U,English,AD,U,U)
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league (measurement) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DC |
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Dutch ..... De naam van verschillende Europese lengtematen, doorgaans rond de 3 mijl, maar variƫrend van 2,4 tot 4,6 mijl. De Engelse term wordt vaak gebruikt in poƫtische of retorische uitdrukkingen van lengte. In Engelssprekende landen wordt de league op het land algemeen gedefinieerd als 3 mijl. |
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