Mile High City

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Mile High City

Where it comes from

From the city's official elevation of exactly one mile (1.6 km) or 5,280 feet (1,609 meters) above sea level.

proper noun the Mile High City

  1. informal The city of Denver, Colorado, United States. Mrs. Eisenhower said she was not disappointed at the rainy weather in Denver during her visit, and said, in fact, she hoped to return to the Mile High City soon.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"Mile High City." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mile%20high%20city. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Mile High City. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mile%20high%20city

Chicago

"Mile High City." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mile%20high%20city.

BibTeX
@misc{mile_high_city_2026,
  title = {Mile High City},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mile%20high%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}