Meer

[ meer; Dutch meyr ]

/ mɪər; Dutch meɪr /

Jan van der

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

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Also called Meer van Delft

[vahn delft] /vɑn ˈdɛlft/.

Meanwhile, the Park51 organizers would like Meer to act as their spokeswoman.
The Money Behind the Mosque|Asra Q. Nomani|August 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, Meer got interested in the mosque effort near ground zero.
The Money Behind the Mosque|Asra Q. Nomani|August 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The word for area has also caused much hesitation, and the "meer" has finally been adopted with some doubt.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

Since that time a great improvement has taken place in the Meer, and much of it is now good land.
The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 1|William Finden
Ay, thought I, had I desir'd you to stand in under shore, you would have kept off in meer bravado; but I said nothing.
Notes & Queries, No. 44, Saturday, August 31, 1850|Various
The owner always holds the mining right for the width of the meer, however far the vein descends into the depth of the earth.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
Now for the wine, Meer Sahib; the pilao is dry without it, and my throat lacks moisture.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor