Mitre (disambiguation)

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 (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 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, a historic military headdress worn by grenadiers and certain other categories of soldier.
• 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