Meanings
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1
pron
The thing or things belonging to me.
That coat is mine, not yours.
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2
noun
A deep hole or set of tunnels dug to take out coal, gold, or other minerals.
His father worked down the coal mine for thirty years.
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3
noun
A hidden bomb that explodes when touched or stepped on.
The soldiers had to clear the field of mines before crossing.
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4
verb
To dig minerals such as coal or gold out of the ground.
Gold has been mined in this region for over a century.
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Etymology
From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low German mien, German mein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín.