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"Billón" is a noun which is often translated as "trillion", and "mil millones" is a plural noun which is often translated as "billion". Learn more about the difference between "billón" and "mil millones" below.
el billón(
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yohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
los mil millones(
meel
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yoh
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nehs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (number)
a. billion
El año pasado, el gobierno gastó más de mil millones de dólares en equipamiento militar.Last year, the government spent over a billion dollars in military equipment.
b. a thousand million
Los habitantes de China superan los mil millones.The population of China is greater than a thousand million.
