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kilomètre

kilometre

noun kee-loh-MET-ruh Less Common

Origin: Greek khilioi + metron

Usage Note

Kilomètre is the standard unit of distance in France and most French-speaking countries. Speed limits are posted in km/h (kilomètres par heure). The abbreviation is km. Note that French uses a comma as the decimal separator, so '1,5 km' means 1.5 kilometres.

Examples

"La ville est à dix kilomètres d'ici."

Natural Translation

The town is ten kilometres from here.

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