Milli- Definition

mili, milə, milē
prefix
One thousandth (10−3 ).
Millisecond.
American Heritage
affix
One thousandth part of; the factor 10-3
Millimeter.
Webster's New World

Origin of Milli-

  • Latin mīlli- from mīlle thousand gheslo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Milli- Sentence Examples

  • The beam expanders had reduced the divergence to just less than 0.4 milli radians.

  • In 1909 Ibrahim Pasha Milli was defeated and lost his life and comparative order was restored in his district.

  • When in 1908 the Turkish Revolution occurred, resulting in the deposition of the Sultan and the victory of Enver Bey's Young Turk party, Kurdistan remained generally loyal to the old regime, and Ibrahim Pasha Milli and Sheikh Said of Sulaimani both declared themselves loyalists.

  • In the north Ibrahim Pasha Milli, and in the south the Sheikh of Barzan and Sheikh Said Barzinja of Sulaimani, became the great leaders, while Saiyid Taha of Shemsdinan held the greatest power in central Kurdistan.

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