Tigré
noun
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
Tigré
American
[tee-grey]
/ 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 Kingston, William Henry Giles
Oubié was pardoned and allowed to return to Tigré, the Bishop being answerable for his fidelity.
From Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People by Blanc, Dr. Henri
The reports about the King of Tigré are, to a certain extent, founded on fact.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The King of Tigré has sent in his adhesion, and numbers of petty chiefs came in riding on mules, and followed by half-a-dozen ragged followers on foot, to make their “salaam.”
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Cholera had been making havoc in Tigré; we were not surprised, therefore, to hear that it had spread over other provinces, and that several cases had already broken out at Kourata.
From Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People by Blanc, Dr. Henri
De La Espriella is a lawyer and businessman who dubs himself "El Tigre", the tiger.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
His seven-person medical team were indicted over the conditions of his convalescence in the northern Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre, described by prosecutors as grossly negligent.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 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 Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of Bikini Kill, kept plugging, kicking off the early aughts trend of synth-heavy indie dance music with her band Le Tigre.
From Salon ● May 14, 2024
The 5th is named as the earliest date upon which a messenger can return from Grant’s party, and say when Kassa, the King of Tigre, will be at Attegrat to meet the General.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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