Mir Common

Mir has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

A Russian village community.

"Researchers sequenced several mir molecules to study their role in gene regulation."

Synonym of mail-in rebate

Abbreviation of microRNA.

In plain English: A mir is an ancient Russian village community that owned and managed land together before modern governments took over.

"The mir in this region manages all agricultural land for the local community."

Proper Noun

A Soviet, later Russian space station.

"The Mir space station orbited Earth for over a decade before being deorbited in 2001."

Example Sentences

"The mir in this region manages all agricultural land for the local community." noun

"The mir protected its members from outside interference during the harsh winter." noun

"Historians debate how much power the local mir actually held over villagers." noun

"In some regions, the traditional mir still influences land distribution today." noun

Origin

The word mir was borrowed directly from the Russian language. In its original context, it referred to a community or village commune as well as concepts of peace and the world.

Rhyming Words

ymir emir amir aamir hamir namir pamir samir tamir xamir zamir izmir demir mimir isomir valmir vukmir casimir kasimir antimir

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