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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Obsolete form of tiger. alt-of, obsolete
2. 2
   A group of agricultural Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia. plural, plural-only
3. 3
   A group of nomadic Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea. plural, plural-only

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.

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Example

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"The week in Tigre is eight days."

Etymology

From Tigre ትግሬ (təgre).

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