Mitre (disambiguation)

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A mitre is a traditional, ceremonial head-dress of ancient Jewish high priests and Christian bishops and other clergy.

Mitre may also refer to:

Places

  • Isla Mitre or Lavoisier Island, an island of Antarctica
  • Mitre Peninsula, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • The Mitre (Alaska), a mountain summit in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska
  • The Mitre (Alberta), a mountain summit in Banff National Park, Canada
  • Mitre, New Zealand, a mountain in the North Island
  • Mitre Peak (New Zealand), a mountain in the South Island
  • Mitre Peak, Pakistan
  • Mitre Square, London, England, UK

Businesses

  • The Mitre, Bayswater, a London pub
  • The Mitre, Greenwich, a London pub
  • Mitre Corporation, a high technology systems engineering company
  • Mitre Line (Buenos Aires), a commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Mitre Sports International, a manufacturer of sporting goods, notably footballs
  • Museo Mitre, Buenos Aires, a museum dedicated to Argentine history
  • Radio Mitre, an Argentine radio station

Other uses

  • Mitre joint, a type of joint in woodwork or plumbing
    • Mason's mitre, a type of mitre joint
  • Saint Mitre (433–466), Catholic saint
  • The Mitre, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, a building
  • Mitre (coin), a coin minted in Europe and circulated in Ireland and England
  • Mitred bend, a type of bend in a microstrip

People with the surname

  • Bartolomé Mitre (1821–1906), Argentine president, military figure and author
  • Engie Mitre (born 1981), Panamanian footballer
  • Esmeralda Mitre (born 1982), Argentine actress and businesswoman
  • Sergio Mitre (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Santiago Mitre (born 1980), Argentine film director and screenwriter

See also

  • Mitre 10, a hardware and timber retailer in Australia
  • Mitre 10 (New Zealand), a hardware and timber retailer in New Zealand
  • Mitre box, a tool for guiding a saw to make mitre cuts
  • Mitre saw, a saw for making mitre joint
  • Mitre square, a tool for marking and checking angles
Topics referred to by the same term
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