A mitre is a ceremonial headdress worn by certain religious dignitaries.

Mitre or miter 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
  • 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 (Canterbury), a mountain in New Zealand
  • 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 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

People

  • 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
  • Saint Mitre (433–466), Catholic saint

Other uses

  • Mitre joint, a type of joint in woodwork or plumbing
  • Mason's mitre, a type of mitre joint
  • The Mitre, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, a building
  • Mitre (coin), minted in Europe and circulated in Ireland and England
  • Mitre cap, a historic military headdress worn by grenadiers and certain other categories of soldier

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 joints
  • Miter square, a tool for marking and checking angles
  • Mitred bend, a type of bend in a microstrip