Mile End

English

Etymology

First recorded as La Mile ende in 1288, from Middle English mile ende, representing the distance from Aldgate (actually closer to two miles by today's measurement).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mʌɪl ɛnd/

Proper noun

Mile End

  1. an inner suburb of London in the Borough of Tower Hamlets
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