Mill

See also: mill

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪl

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 [1]:

     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.

Related terms

• Millean
• Millian
• Millianism
• Mills

Further reading

• “Mill”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Mill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪl/
• Hyphenation: Mill
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Proper noun

Mill n

1. A village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Germelaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Millenaar
• Mills
• Mill en Sint Hubert

References

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

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

Related terms

• Millahmr

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, 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^[2], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 86: