Standard Lemma guide

mir

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mɪə/
  • General-American: /mɪɹ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A Soviet, later Russian space station.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Persian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of mail-in rebate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, marketing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mail-in rebate

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of mid infrared or mid-infrared radiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mid-infrared, mid-IR, middle IR, middle infrared, middle infrared radiation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: IR, EMR

7

noun

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of microRNA.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

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

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

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِير (mīr) — an international space station
  • Armenian: Միր (Mir) — an international space station
  • Armenian: Միռ (Miṙ) — an international space station
  • Belarusian: Мір (Mir) — an international space station
  • Bulgarian: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和平號 /和平号 (Hépíng hào) — an international space station
  • Finnish: Mir — an international space station
  • Georgian: მირი (miri) — an international space station
  • Greek: Μιρ (Mir) — an international space station
  • Hebrew: מיר (mir) — an international space station
  • Hindi: मीर (mīr) — an international space station
  • Japanese: ミール (Mīru) — an international space station
  • Kazakh: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Korean: 미르 (Mireu) — an international space station
  • Kyrgyz: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Macedonian: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Marathi: मीर (mīr) — an international space station
  • Mongolian: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Persian: میر (mir) — an international space station
  • Portuguese: Mir — an international space station
  • Russian: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Serbo-Croatian: Мир — an international space station
  • Serbo-Croatian: Mir — an international space station
  • Tajik: Мир (Mir) — an international space station
  • Thai: เมียร์ (mia) — an international space station
  • Ukrainian: Мир (Myr) — an international space station
  • Yiddish: מיר (mir) — an international space station