Niles

[ nahylz ]

/ naɪlz /

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a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.

a city in NE Ohio.

a city in SW Michigan.

a male given name, form of Neil.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

In fact, for its size—it claims I believe, a population of something over 4,000—Niles is full of energy and ambition.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
Resumed my journey at two o'clock in the afternoon at a small way place between Niles and Buchanan, where I rested at noon.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
Six years afterwards a handful of cabins made their appearance, and out of this nucleus the town of Niles was evolved.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
The suggestion was received with ridicule, and Mr. Niles soon after retired.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany

As an intelligent observer his reports on the Oregon country were much sought (see Niles' Register, lxvii, p. 161).
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer