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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Examples from the Web for miri

You two had a bit of a falling out over what you felt was poor marketing on Zach Miri, and also passing on Red State.
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks'|Marlow Stern|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Likud MK Miri Regev "should learn a thing or two about the duty of lawmakers and the reason for their immunity."
Habayit Hayehudi Rejects Portfolio Offer|Orly Halpern|February 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Miri Maoz-Ovadia of the Yesha Council who lives in Neve Tsuf, about 25 miles to the south of Ariel, is my driver.
The Settlement Movement and The Environmental Card|Kathleen Peratis|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Such is the Miri, now converted into the protecting fort of Quetta.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

These crown lands were farmed to the highest bidders, and the rent paid for them was known as Miri.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various
Two eunuchs brought mirrors inlaid with emeralds, and the miri achorok held the reins of splendidly caparisoned chargers.
Halil the Pedlar|Mr Jkai
Probably the miri, or fort, at Quetta represents one of them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various
The people of Miri believe themselves to be related to large deer, and suppose that their dead relatives become deer.
Human Animals|Frank Hamel

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."