Tigray

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A geographic region of Horn of Africa; the region of the Tigrinya-speaking peoples
  2. 2
    A region of Ethiopia; the northernmost region of Ethiopia; in full, Tigray Region.
  3. 3
    A former province of Ethiopia; predecessor to the Tigray Region in the Ethiopian Empire; in full, Tigray Province. historical

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"For months, only a trickle of aid has entered Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, parts of which the U.N. says are likely in a state of famine."

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Tigray ProvinceTigray RegionTigray-Tigrinya

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