SQUARE MILE, THE


Meaning of SQUARE MILE, THE in English

ˌSquare ˈMile, the BrE AmE

another name for the City of London (= the financial and banking centre of London), used especially in news reports. It is called this because the area of the City is about one square mile.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.