mir

[meer; Russian myeer]

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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Contemporary Examples of miri

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Historical Examples of miri

Such is the Miri, now converted into the protecting fort of Quetta.
The Gates of India
Thomas Holdich
Probably the miri, or fort, at Quetta represents one of them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4
Various
A miri or citadel, having an imposing appearance, dominates the town, and contains within its walls the palace of the khan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6
Various
N er fr Gretti at at segja, at er dr at miri ntt, heyri hann t dynur miklar.
Beowulf
R. W. Chambers
This table is covered for the Miri of the child, an occult being, that is supposed to have the care of its destiny.
The Life of Lord Byron
John Galt

British Dictionary definitions for miri

mir

noun plural miri (ˈmiri)

a peasant commune in prerevolutionary Russia

Word Origin for mir

literally: world

Mir

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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Word Origin and History for miri

Mir

late 20c. space station, from Russian, literally "peace, world," also "village, community," from Old Church Slavonic miru "peace," from Proto-Slavic *miru "commune, joy, peace" ("possibly borrowed from Iranian" [Watkins]), from PIE root *mei- "to bind" (see mitre). Old Church Slavonic miru was "used in Christian terminology as a collective 'community of peace' " [Buck], translating Greek kosmos. Hence, "the known world, mankind."