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

Diese Physik, in der ich einmal gearbeitet habe und eines Tages wieder arbeiten werde, kommt mir jetzt so weit weg vor, als hätte es sie nie gegeben und wird auch nicht wieder.

From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2023

The couple were expecting a boy and had named him Miron after the Russian word mir, meaning peace.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

Performances of “Die Tote Stadt” were more or less limited to excerpts, like the popular aria “Glück, das mir verlieb.”

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2020

This volume includes the aria Bist du bei mir, written by GH Stölzel, the theme that was chosen for my own set of variations.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2012

His first name, Rem, was an acronym for revolutsky mir, Russian for "world revolution."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau