mir
/mɪə/US/mɪɹ/
mir noun: a traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands. Also the alternative form of Mîr.
Noun (1)
mir (plural mirs)
- 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.1878, Donald Mackenzie Wallace, Russia, volumes 1-3, page 179
- The mir was the only means to prevent this, and mir meant serfdom under another name. The landowners disposed of their land, or of so much as was required to support the peasants, not to individuals but to the mir.R. Van Bergen, The Story of Russia, page 190
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Mir
Mir
- A Soviet, later Russian space station.
- A male given name.
Noun (2) capitalized: Mir
Mir (plural Mirs)
- Alternative form of Mîr
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mir
Mir (plural Mirs)
- A surname from Persian.
Noun (3) capitalized: MIR
MIR (countable and uncountable, plural MIRs)
Noun (4) capitalized: miR
miR (plural miRs)
- Abbreviation of microRNA.
Also used as
mir is also the alternative form of Mîr.
mir meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mir in Hindi
- मीर
mir in Tamil
- மீர், மிர்
mir in Marathi
- मीर, मिर
mir in Urdu
- میر
More languagesFewer languages
- mir in Bengali
- মীর, মির
- mir in Telugu
- మీర్, మిర్
- mir in Malayalam
- മിർ, മീർ
- mir in Kannada
- ಮಿರ್, ಮೀರ್
- mir in Punjabi
- ਮੀਰ, ਮਿਰ
- mir in Gujarati
- મીર, મિર
- mir in Odia
- ମୀର, ମିର
- mir in Nepali
- मिर, मीर
Synonyms of mir
- mail-in rebate
- mid-infrared
- mid-IR
- middle IR
- middle infrared
- middle infrared radiation
Forms of mir
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mirs |
| plural | Mirs |
| plural | MIRs |
| plural | miRs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Mirs |
Origin of mir
Borrowing from Russian мир (mir, “community, village commune; peace; world”).
Alternative romanization of Mîr, from Kurdish میر.
Borrowed from Russian мир (mir, “peace”).
Words formed from mir
Phrases with mir
Words that rhyme with mir
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about mir
- What does mir mean?
- Mir means a traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands.
- What is mir in Hindi?
- Mir in Hindi is मीर. See Mir meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mir?
- Mir can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mir?
- Mir is pronounced /mɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mir?
- The plural of mir is mirs.
Words near mir in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mir (page history and authors); Mir (page history and authors); MIR (page history and authors); miR (page history and authors); mir (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mir (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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