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Ir

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Irish.

Ir 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. iridium.

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.

ir- 4 American  

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

ir- 5 American  

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

Ir. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Ireland.

  2. Irish.

I.R. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. immediate reserve.

  2. infantry reserve.

  3. intelligence ratio.

  4. internal revenue.

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

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Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the Israeli anti-settlement organisation Ir Amim, said no official Israeli statement linked the demolition and evacuation notices in Al-Eizariya to the E1 project.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

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 • Nov. 2, 2021

Although he did not specify which projects he had in mind, Ir Amim, a private group tracking settlements in east Jerusalem, said he was probably referring to projects in Gilo and Givat Hamatos.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2016

Although he did not specify which projects he had in mind, Ir Amim, a private group tracking settlements in East Jerusalem, said he was probably referring to projects in Gilo and Givat Hamatos.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2016

"Ir was. This time my coin will champion Ser Loras."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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