Mir

//mɪə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands. historical

    "[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."

  2. 2
    Synonym of mail-in rebate. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of microRNA. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of mid infrared or mid-infrared radiation. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Soviet, later Russian space station.
  2. 2
    A surname from Persian.
  3. 3
    A male given name.

Synonyms

All synonyms
mail-in rebatemid-infraredmid-irmiddle infraredmiddle infrared radiationmiddle ir

Example

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"In 1986, the Soviet Union launched the Space Station Mir. During its 15 year lifetime, it was the largest space station to orbit the Earth."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Russian мир (mir, “peace”).

Etymology 3

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

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space station

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