Tigré

[ tee-grey ]

/ tiˈgreɪ /

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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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Words nearby Tigré

tiglic, tiglic acid, tiglon, tigon, TIGR, Tigré, tigress, tigridia, Tigrinya, Tigris, tigrish

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How to use Tigré in a sentence

He makes me a 20's Sazerac with Jack Daniels, Peychaud's Bitters, simple syrup, and local Tigre de la Ira absinthe.
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Eventually, she segued into music, forming the seminal punk band Bikini Kill and later Le Tigre.
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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
This goading thought sustained my flagging energy in the same proportion that the nearness of the goal reanimated that of Tigre.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris

At the door I found Tigre waiting for me with wistful earnestness in his erected ears and attentive eyes.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
"Till June," repeated Mr. Rutledge, pulling Tigre's ears, and making him yelp.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
Then came the parting from Tigre, and the sending back of the carriage, which seemed like severing the last tie to Rutledge.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for Tigré

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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