millón

million

noun mee-LYOHN Common

Origin: From Italian milione, an augmentative of mille ('thousand').

Usage Note

Millón is a noun, so it takes de before another noun: un millón de personas (never un millón personas). Its plural is millones and the accent shifts accordingly. Learners often forget the de connector, which is obligatory and cannot be dropped.

Examples

"La ciudad tiene tres millones de habitantes."

Natural Translation

The city has three million inhabitants.

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