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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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