Tigré

[ tee-grey ]

/ tiˈgreɪ /

noun

a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.

a member of a nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.

a member of an agricultural, Tigré-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.

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Examples from the Web for tigre

The captain gladly assented, and the boat was at once lowered, and they were rowed to the Tigre.
At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty
One is being built to Tigre, twenty-two miles from Buenos Aires, but is not yet in operation.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
Mr. Rutledge's whole mind was given to his business; and sullenly enough, I called to Tigre and turned toward the house.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
The pleasantest of all pastimes in and about Buenos Aires is boating at Tigre.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens

This is the "tigre" of the American tropics, and indeed, is so called wherever Spanish is spoken.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for tigre

Tigre

Tigray

/ (ˈtiːɡreɪ) /

noun

an autonomous region of N Ethiopia, bordering on Eritrea: formerly a separate kingdom. Capital: Mekele. Pop: 4 334 996 (2005 est)

a language of NE Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

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