# country mile

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkʌntɹi ˈmaɪl/

## Definitions
1. A long way, a great distance.

## Etymology
From country + mile. So named due to the winding, twisting nature of country roads, a country mile appears to take much longer to travel than a mile in the city, where the roads are straighter. First use appears c. 1717, in the publications of M. Dutton.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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