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- DictionaryKilometre/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/
noun
- 1. a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 metres (approximately 0.62 miles): "the area is about 40 kilometres southwest of downtown Las Vegas"
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The kilometre, spelt kilometer in American English and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for 1000). It is the preferred measurement unit to express distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statu... Wikipedia