Mira (disambiguation)

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Mira can refer to:

In astronomy:

• Mira, a variable star.
  • Mira variable, a type of star named after Mira.
• MIRA, an observatory, the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy.
• Mitaka IR Array, a Japanese astronomy project (official site).

In geography:

• Places:
  • Mira, Italy, a town near Venice, Italy.
  • Mira, Portugal, a town and municipality in the district of Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Mira, Spain, a municipality in Cuenca province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
  • Mira, Louisiana, a town in the United States
  • Mira Ferry, Nova Scotia, a community on the Mira River now known as Albert Bridge in Nova Scotia, Canada
• Rivers
  • Mira River (Nova Scotia), in southeastern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada; it is the subject of a folk song by Allister MacGillivray.
  • Mira River, Portugal, in southwestern Alentejo.

In fiction:

• MIRA, a romance novel line published by Harlequin/Mills & Boon.
• Mira (Encantadia), a fictional character in the Philippine television series Encantadia.
• Mira (Star Wars), a character in the videogame Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
• Mira (movie), a movie from Fons Rademakers (1971)

Among people:

• Mira Sorvino (born 1967), an Academy Award-winning American actress.
• Mira Nair (born 1957), an Indian-American Academy Award-nominated director
• Mira Furlan (born 1955), a Croatian actress and singer

Mira can also refer to:

• Daihatsu Mira, a Keicar (compact car) manufactured by Daihatsu.
• Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia, a Saudi dissident group with terrorist affiliations
• Mira (mirror), a semi-transparent mirror used for teaching geometry
• MIRA Foundation, a foundation dedicated to assisting people with disabilities achieve all that an able-bodied person can do.
• Motor Industry Research Association, an automotive company based in the United Kingdom.
• Mira (band), a Tallahassee, FL darkwave band
• Smart Display (development codename: Mira), a failed 2002 Microsoft product for a portable touchscreen terminal.

[edit] See also

• Meera
• Mirra