Tigris

American  

[tahy-gris] / ˈtaɪ grɪs /

noun

1. a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1,150 miles (1,850 km) long.

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Tigris British  

/ ˈtaɪɡrɪs /

noun

1. a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq, forming the delta of the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows into the Persian Gulf: part of a canal and irrigation system as early as 2400 _bc , with many ancient cities (including Nineveh) on its banks. Length: 1900 km (1180 miles)

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Example Sentences

From the numerous mosques along the Tigris, the sound on the TV was a layered, overlapping chorus of multiple mu’adhins.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

What was viewed as merely eccentric in 1956, when Gavin Maxwell brought an otter back from the Tigris marshes, would now be seen as unethical, not to mention illegal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

To reach north-east Syria, we cross a rickety floating bridge over the River Tigris.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

Embassy, in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government buildings and embassies, on the west bank of the Tigris River.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

“That was funny, what Tigris said. About no one knowing what to do with her.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins