mir

[ meer; Russian myeer ]

/ mɪər; Russian myir /

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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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Words nearby mir

mip, miphiboseth, mips, miquelet, miquelon, mir, mir., mira, mira ceti, mira variable, mirabeau

Definition for mir (2 of 2)

MIr.

or M.Ir.

Middle Irish.

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Example sentences from the Web for mir

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
Attaullha says he rode back to Mir Ali in a car packed with about 10 other people, including escapees.
Pakistani Taliban Jailbreak: An Inside Job?|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As they arrived in Mir Ali, he says, fellow insurgents welcomed them with shouts of “Allahu Akbar!”
Pakistani Taliban Jailbreak: An Inside Job?|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The officer cut off contact with Headley when Mir, the lead plotter, backed away from the operation in March 2009, documents say.
The Next U.S-Pakistan Headache|ProPublica|May 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Mir's voice was caught on wiretaps overseeing the three-day slaughter in Mumbai by phone.
The Next U.S-Pakistan Headache|ProPublica|May 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We negotiated with Mir Jaffier for the viceroyal throne of his master.
The Works Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IX. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
To the girl's manifest relief there was no more firing, and Mir Jan announced that a number of sailors were actually on shore.
The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy
Mir ist das Wort fast in grosser Geschwindigkeit eingefallen.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
“This one was not a story of this mir,” replied the grandmother.
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales|Louise Seymour Houghton
Mir Jan took it without a word, and Jenks felt that the incident atoned for previous unworthy doubts of his dark friend's honesty.
The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy

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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