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mir

noun
\ ˈmir How to pronounce mir (audio) \

Definition of mir

: a village community in czarist Russia in which land was owned jointly but cultivated by individual families

Examples of mir in a Sentence

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 When Heimir—pronounced HEY-mir; everyone’s on a first-name basis in Iceland—began his pregame chalk talks in 2012, a time when Iceland was ranked No. — Grant Wahl, SI.com, "The Little Nation That Can: Iceland's Underdogs Take on the World Cup Stage," 1 June 2018 Aber ich kann mir auch viele andere sehr gut vorstellen. — SI.com, "'I'll Do it!' New Signing Sandro Wagner Jokingly Volunteers as Next Bayern Munich Manager," 5 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of mir

1856, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for mir

Russian

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