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Tigré

[ tee-grey ]

noun

  1. a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
  2. a member of a nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
  3. a member of an agricultural, Tigré-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.


Tigre

/ ˈtiːɡreɪ /

noun

  1. an autonomous region of N Ethiopia, bordering on Eritrea: formerly a separate kingdom. Capital: Mekele. Pop: 4 334 996 (2005 est)
  2. a language of NE Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family


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Example Sentences

It was the fierce jaguar—the tiger (tigré) of the Spanish-Americans.

At half-past six we reached the port of Tigré, where we found many fine ships waiting for the tide, to go up the river.

Negotiations were now opened with the Prince of Tigré, who professed a friendship for the British.

The uniform of the soldiers of Tigré was picturesque, if not quite according to European notions.

Tigré, of the province of Tigré, speaking a language generally admitted to be derived from the Gheez or ancient Æthiopic.

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