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English

Etymology
From French kilomètre < Greek �ίλιοι ('thousand') + μέ��ον.

Pronunciation
American English � IPA|/kɪl�miɾ�/
audio|en-us-kilometer.ogg|Audio (US)

Alternative spellings
(British, Canadian, etc.) kilometre

Noun
kilometer (US spelling; plural: kilometers)

1. An SI#Abbreviation|SI/MKS unit of measure equal to one thousand meters.

Symbol
km (official SI symbol), Km (chiefly American, in nonscientific usage, such as in road signs)

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�����تر (kilomítr) m
Bosnian: kilometar#Bosnian|kilometar m
Chinese: �米 (qi�n-m�), �� (g�ng-l�)
Croatian: kilometar#Croatian|kilometar m
Czech: kilometr m
Dutch: kilometer
Estonian: kilomeeter
Finnish: kilometri
French: kilomètre m
German: Kilometer m
Greek: �ιλι�με��ο (çiliómetro) n
Hebrew: ק�����ר (kilometer) m
Interlingua: kilometro
Italian: chilometro m
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Japanese: ������ (kirom�toru)
Korean: �롬미� (kilomiteo)
Latin: chiliometrum n
Portuguese: quilômetro m
Russian: киломе�� (kilométr) m
Serbian:

Sindhi: SDchar|ڪ����ٽر m
Spanish: kilómetro m
Swedish: kilometer c
Tatar: kilometr
Tongan: kilomita
Vietnamese: cây s�, kilômet

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Dutch

Noun
infl|nl|noun|g=m

1. kilometer#English|kilometer

Derived terms
vierkante kilometer

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Swedish

Noun
kilometer

1. kilometer

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