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Tigray

Tigray proper noun: a geographic region of Horn of Africa; the region of the Tigrinya-speaking peoples.

Proper noun

Tigray

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

Words formed from Tigray

  • Tigrayan
  • Tigray Province
  • Tigray Region
  • Tigray-Tigrinya

Questions about Tigray

What does Tigray mean?
Tigray means a geographic region of Horn of Africa; the region of the Tigrinya-speaking peoples.
What part of speech is Tigray?
Tigray is a proper noun.

Words near Tigray in the dictionary

  1. Tigrai
  2. Tigran
  3. Tigranes
  4. Tigranyan
  5. Tigranyans
  6. Tigray
  7. Tigrayan
  8. Tigrayans
  9. tigre
  10. tigres
  11. tigress

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