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The problem is that miles came way before meters or kilometers, being invented by the Romans, who decided that a mile was 1000 paces (mille being Latin for a thousand) -- a pace being defined as every other step, so really what I would call two paces. That was about 5000 feet.
Then the history gets complicated, with different "miles" being 5,512 feet, 5280 feet, etc.
Meters were invented in the 18th century in France.
Joyce Lionarons
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