mir

[ meer; Russian myeer ]

/ mɪər; Russian myir /

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noun, plural mi·ri

[meer-ee; Russian myee-ri]. /ˈmɪər i; Russian ˈmyi rɪ/. Russian.

a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.

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Words nearby mir

MIP, Miphiboseth, MIPS, miquelet, Miquelon, mir, Mira, Mirabeau, Mirabel, mirabelle, mirabile dictu

Other definitions for mir (2 of 2)

MIr.

or M.Ir.

abbreviation

Middle Irish.

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How to use mir in a sentence

Putin, because of his acts in Ukraine, he lost Russkiy Mir as a phenomenon.
Rebranding The Land of Mongol Warriors & Ivan The Terrible|Anna Nemtsova|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A drone strike killed al Libi on June 4, 2012, near Mir Ali in North Waziristan.
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan|Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Jan. 7, Noor made the seven-hour trip to Mir Ali, where he stayed at the home of a friend in Hurmaz.
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan|Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, that day a chambermaid named Molly got shut in a closet and the whole hotel had heard her screaming, “Los mir arois!”
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So when I went on stage, I stood there with my knees knocking and said, “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen…LOS MIR AROIS!”
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The troops, British and native, were stationed in the cantonment of Mian-mir, some five miles from Lahore.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Gott helfe mir—It is neither safe nor prudent to do aught against conscience.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Un' ich mus ghn—ihr sent junge Leut', un' mir senen schn, chleben, ltere.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
"Bitte, geben sie mir ein Glas Wasser," was repeated so many times that all understood it.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic
Mir Husseyn was accordingly discarded and Soliman appointed in his place.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for mir (1 of 2)

mir

/ Russian (mir) /

noun plural miri (ˈmiri)

a peasant commune in prerevolutionary Russia

Word Origin for mir

literally: world

British Dictionary definitions for mir (2 of 2)

Mir

/ (mɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Mir

C20: Russian: peace

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