mir

mir · noun¹

1. Russian · borrowed fromмир“community, village commune; peace; world”
2. English todaymir

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

mir · noun²

Alternative romanization of Mîr, from Kurdish میر.

Mir · proper noun³

1. Russian · borrowed fromмир
2. Russian · borrowed fromмир
3. English todayMir

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

Mir · noun, proper noun⁴

1. Persian · borrowed fromمِیر
2. Persian · borrowed fromمِیر
3. English todayMir

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

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands.