Definitions for birr
bɪərbirr

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. birrnoun

   the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents

2. whir, whirr, whirring, birrverb

   sound of something in rapid motion

   "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"

3. whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purrverb

   make a soft swishing sound

   "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. birrnoun

   The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims

2. birrnoun

   force, vigor, energy

3. birrnoun

   a strong wind.

4. birrnoun

   the force of the wind; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force

5. birrnoun

   a thrust or push

6. birrnoun

   a whirring noise

7. birrnoun

   a strong trilling pronunciation

8. birrverb

   To make a whirring noise; make a noise like that of revolving wheels, or of millstones at work.

9. Etymology: From bir, from byre; cognate with byrr, Albanian borë and Latin borea.

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1. birr

   The birr is the official currency of Ethiopia. It is issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Birrverb

   to make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion

2. Birrnoun

   a whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel

3. Birrnoun

   a rush or impetus; force

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1. Birr

   Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It was formerly called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse, and renamed at some time between 1891 and 1901. The town lies within a parish of the same name in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Birr is a designated Irish Heritage Town with a carefully preserved Georgian heritage. Birr itself has graceful wide streets and elegant buildings. Many of the houses in John's Place and Oxmantown Mall have exquisite fanlight windows of the Georgian period. The town is known for Birr Castle and its gardens, home of the Parsons family and also the Leviathan of Parsonstown which was for a time the largest telescope in the world.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Birr

   bir, n. impetus: a violent push: stress in pronunciation: any sharp whirring sound. [Scot.; Ice. byrr, a favouring wind.]

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1. BIRR

   What does BIRR stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BIRR acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. BIRR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Birr is ranked #25255 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Birr surname appeared 981 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Birr.
   
   93.5% or 918 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Ethiopian Monetary Unit

How to pronounce birr?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say birr in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of birr in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of birr in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=birr
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Birr
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birr
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=birr
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=birr
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html