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W i k t i o n a r y Definitions, etymology, pronunciation of Mir

Mir may have the following meanings:

• Mir, a Soviet space station.

• People
  • Mir (band), a Canadian music group
  • Mir (ruler), (Arabic: أمير ) synonymous to Emir
  • Mir (title), (Urdu: مير) is a title in Pakistan. It is related to Mir (ruler).
  • Mir (tribe), (Urdu: مير) is a tribe in Pakistan. It is related to Mir (ruler).
  • Mir Taqi Mir, pen name of an Urdu poet

• Places
  • Mir (social), a type of rural community in Imperial Russia
  • Mir, Belarus, a town in Belarus
  • Mir Castle Complex, a castle and World Heritage Site in the said town
  • Mir (A Time Odyssey), the fictional world in Arthur C. Clarke's novel Time's Eye

• Other
  • miR (MicroRNA), an endogenous small RNA molecule involved in RNA-mediated gene silencing.
  • MIR (submersible)
  • STS Mir, a ship
  • Mir (computer), an early Soviet personal computer (uk:ЕОМ "МИР-1", uk:ЕОМ "МИР-2")
  • Mir Publishing House
  • Mir, an open-source content management system powering many Indymedia sites

See also" MIR

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