Miles
[ mahylz ]
/ maɪlz /
noun
Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, U.S. army officer.
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “merciful.”
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Miles
/ (maɪlz) /
noun
Bernard, Baron Miles of Blackfriars. 1907–91, British actor and theatre manager. He founded the Mermaid Theatre in London, and was known as a character actor
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