Meer

[meer; Dutch meyr]

noun

Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/. Vermeer, Jan.

Also called Meer van Delft

[vahn delft] /vɑn ˈdɛlft/.

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Examples from the Web for meer

Contemporary Examples of meer

Meanwhile, the Park51 organizers would like Meer to act as their spokeswoman.
The Money Behind the Mosque
Asra Q. Nomani
August 20, 2010
Meer goes occasionally to check the status of donations, but overseeing the donations is the accountant at Soho Properties.
The Money Behind the Mosque
Asra Q. Nomani
August 20, 2010
Earlier this year, Meer got interested in the mosque effort near ground zero.
The Money Behind the Mosque
Asra Q. Nomani
August 20, 2010

Historical Examples of meer

Your meer sour look affrights him, and makes him doubt his casheering.
Microcosmography
John Earle
The next morning Meer Jaffier rode into our camp at Daudpore, ill at ease.
Athelstane Ford
Allen Upward
Its terms appeared to give Meer Jaffier perfect satisfaction.
Athelstane Ford
Allen Upward
"I thank thee for thy caution, Meer Sahib," said the young Khan.
A Noble Queen (Volume I of 3)
Philip Meadows Taylor
"I will be there without fail, Meer Sahib, and will be cautious," was the reply.
A Noble Queen (Volume I of 3)
Philip Meadows Taylor