Ir

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Irish.

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Ir ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. iridium.

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IR ³ American  

abbreviation

1. infrared.

2. Football, Ice Hockey. injured reserve.

   Ending up on the IR so close to the end of the regular season may keep him off the ice for the entire Stanley Cup playoffs.

3. intelligence ratio.

4. information retrieval.

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ir- ⁴ American  

1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before r: irradiate.

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ir- ⁵ American  

1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before r: irreducible.

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Ir. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Ireland.

2. Irish.

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I.R. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. immediate reserve.

2. infantry reserve.

3. intelligence ratio.

4. internal revenue.

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IR ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. infrared

2. (formerly, in Britain) Inland Revenue

3. Iran (international car registration)

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Ir. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Ireland

2. Irish

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Ir ³ British  

symbol

1. iridium

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ir- ⁴ British  

prefix

1. a variant of in- 1 in- 2

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ir ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Iran

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Example Sentences

Israel’s emergency service said that it received a report of the shooting in Ma’alot Ir David, an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, at 10:42 a.m. on Saturday.

From Washington Post

The proposal floated by Israel’s Supreme Court last month would have made them “protected tenants,” blocking any eviction and demolition order for at least 15 years, according to Ir Amim, an Israeli rights group.

From Washington Post

College campuses “pose certain unique challenges to the delivery businesses,” said Sean Ir, director of strategy for Grubhub, who attended the demonstration.

From Seattle Times

The Israeli watchdog Ir Amim, which closely follows the various court cases, estimates that at least 150 households in two neighborhoods are threatened with eviction.

From Seattle Times

Ir Amim says Israeli authorities could intervene in any number of ways to prevent the Jerusalem evictions, including by modifying the law that allows settlers to take over such properties.

From Seattle Times