Mir
1
9.9
A group of farmers in old Russia who managed land together
- noun
- /mɪr/
- Archaic
:
mir
Examples
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"Remind me to tell you about my grandmother's stint on the old Mir sometime," said Margot.
Fiction book (1999) -
Oy Vey, the Yiddishe Charleston Vey's mir
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In imperial Russia, the mir was essential for managing local affairs and land among peasant communities.
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The villagers in the mir met regularly to discuss farming strategies and communal resources.
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Each member of the mir had a say in decisions that affected their shared land and daily lives.
Synonyms
village
vsMir
∞
1.0
A small group of houses in the countryside where people live and form a community
is a historical communal rural group that managed land collectively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mir was the name for a Russian village community that shared land and made decisions together, and it comes from the Russian mir meaning 'community' or 'peace'. This helps you remember a Mir as a local group that worked and lived together.