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mir¹

Where it comes from

Borrowing from Russian мир (mir, “community, village commune; peace; world”).

noun mirs

  1. historical A traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands. [T]he constitution of the village […] was a subject which specially interested me, because I was aware that the Mir is the most peculiar of Russian institutions.

mir²

Where it comes from

Alternative romanization of Mîr, from Kurdish میر.

noun mirs

  1. alternative Alternative form of Mîr

Mir³

  • /mɪə/ UK
  • /mɪɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian мир (mir, “peace”).

proper noun

  1. A Soviet, later Russian space station.
  2. A male given name.

Mir⁴

  • /mɪə/ UK
  • /mɪɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian مِیر (mīr, “commander; prince”).

noun Mirs

  1. alternative Alternative form of Mîr

proper noun Mirs

  1. A surname from Persian.

MIR⁵

noun MIRs

  1. countable, uncountable Synonym of mail-in rebate.
  2. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of mid infrared or mid-infrared radiation.mid infrared or mid-infrared radiation

miR⁶

noun miRs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of microRNA.microRNA

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