mir

¹ American  

[meer, myeer] / mɪər, myir /

noun

Russian.

plural

miri

1. a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.

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MIr. ² American  

Or M.Ir.

abbreviation

1. Middle Irish.

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Mir ¹ British  

/ mɪə /

noun

1. the Russian (formerly Soviet) manned space station launched in February 1986 and scuttled in 2001

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mir ² British  

/ mir /

noun

1. a peasant commune in prerevolutionary Russia

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Etymology

Origin of Mir¹

C20: Russian: peace

Origin of mir²

literally: world

Example Sentences

Adenot will become the second French woman to fly to space, following in the footsteps of Claudie Haignere, who spent time on the Mir space station.

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"This is a very interesting moment in the evolution of space exploration," said Suchet, who coordinated several early ISS projects after witnessing its predecessor, the Mir space station, de-orbiting in 2001.

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Several spacecraft and telescopes -- including Mir -- have met a similar fate, splashing down at an isolated spot in the ocean called Point Nemo.

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Italian Franco Morbidelli came close to matching Mir's timing after he posted 1 min 56.983 sec, while his compatriot Fabio Di Giannantonio was third fastest on the day after registering 1 min 57.049 sec, both on their respective Ducatis.

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Spaniard Joan Mir set the pace on the second day of MotoGP pre-season testing in contrasting conditions at the Sepang circuit on Wednesday, as Italian-Japanese factory team Yamaha opted to stay off track.

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