Tigré
noun
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
Tigré
American
[tee-gray]
/ tiˈgreɪ /
noun
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a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
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a member of a nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
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a member of an agricultural, Tigré-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
Tigre
British
/ ˈtiːɡreɪ /
noun
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an autonomous region of N Ethiopia, bordering on Eritrea: formerly a separate kingdom. Capital: Mekele. Pop: 4 334 996 (2005 est)
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a language of NE Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
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Gondar is the capital of Amhara, Adowa is the main town of Tigré, and Amkobar is the most important place in Shoa.
From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
The reports about the King of Tigré are, to a certain extent, founded on fact.
From March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The Brayera Abyssinica, which serves in Tigré instead of Cosso, is not known in the southern provinces.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
In Godjam, Walkait, Shoa, and Tigré, the rebellion broke out almost simultaneously.
From Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People by Dr. Henri Blanc
The uniform of the soldiers of Tigré was picturesque, if not quite according to European notions.
From The Three Admirals by J.R. Wells
He was found dead in his bed at a residence in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires, rented for his convalescence, following surgery for a subdural hematoma.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
De La Espriella is a lawyer and businessman who dubs himself "El Tigre", the tiger.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Though Hanna’s name is synonymous with the riot grrrl movement in music, her disarming memoir encompasses far more than her time fronting the formative indie bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
But with Le Tigre, I loved how danceable it was.
From Salon ● May 14, 2024
After steaming two hours the Republica reaches the vast delta of the Parana, skirting the Tigre Islands, a lovely group formed by the numerous winding mouths of the river.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various
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