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mir

1

[ meer; Russian myeer ]

noun

, Russian.
, plural mi·ri [meer, -ee, myee, -, r, i].
  1. a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.

MIr.

2
or M.Ir.

abbreviation for

  1. Middle Irish.

Mir

1

/ mɪə /

noun

  1. the Russian (formerly Soviet) manned space station launched in February 1986 and scuttled in 2001

mir

2

/ mir /

noun

  1. a peasant commune in prerevolutionary Russia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mir1

C20: Russian: peace

Origin of mir2

literally: world

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