No. 679 in Italian
mila
The Italian word "mila" means "thousands."
In a sentence
Ho comprato una casa da due mila euro.
I bought a house for two thousand euros.
In this sentence, 'mila' is used as a unit of thousand in numbers, specifically indicating two thousand (2000) euros.
La maratona di quest'anno ha visto la partecipazione di cinquemila persone.
This year's marathon saw the participation of five thousand people.
Here, 'cinquemila' combines 'cinque' (five) with 'mila' to represent five thousand participants.
L'azienda ha prodotti di qualità per decine di mila clienti.
The company has quality products for tens of thousands of customers.
The phrase 'decine di mila' translates as 'tens of thousands,' illustrating 'mila' in a pluralized, generalized form.
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