"mir" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mirs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Russian мир (mir, “community, village commune; peace; world”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|мир|t=community, village commune; peace; world}} Russian мир (mir, “community, village commune; peace; world”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mir (plural mirs)
  1. (now historical) A traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-mir-en-noun-1IwgpJpx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: mirs [plural]
Etymology: Alternative romanization of Mîr, from Kurdish میر. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mir (plural mirs)
  1. Alternative form of Mîr Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Mîr
    Sense id: en-mir-en-noun-UIZ~m-fd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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