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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Other definitions for mir (2 of 2)
MIr.
or M.Ir.
abbreviation
Middle Irish.
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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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