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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of eastern Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See Abyssinian languages .

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  • proper noun A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.
  • proper noun A group of nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
  • proper noun A group of agricultural, Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.

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Examples

  • DAYTRIPS: TIGRE Though there are a number of daytrips recommended by the travel books, we liked Tigre and the Delta, the subject of a previous post, as well as Colonia, Uruguay; we did both of these twice.

    The Legal Underground: 2008

  • This is the building in Tigre that houses the Buenos Aires Rowing Club --

    The Legal Underground: 2008

  • Father Lobo in Tigre (chapt. x.) was nearly killed by the poison-breath of a huge snake, and healed himself with a bezoar carried ad hoc.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Not bad company, particularly if you consider El Tigre is playing in only his 15th major.

    British Open pool: Tiger not only fish 2000

  • According to several yacht brokers, Mr. McGlinn commissioned a series of boats during the boom, all called Tigre d'Or, and sold them at a profit to buyers unwilling to spend two years waiting for a boat.

    NYT > Home Page By GERALDINE FABRIKANT 2011

  • According to several yacht brokers, Mr. McGlinn commissioned a series of boats during the boom, all called Tigre d'Or, and sold them at a profit to buyers unwilling to spend two years waiting for a boat.

    NYT > Home Page By GERALDINE FABRIKANT 2011

  • The idea was proposed by a 23-year-old student, dubbed Tigre on the Internet, who sent it to the Pepsi company 'contest for a new bus stop in the locality, the ihned. cz server reported.

    Prague Monitor 2010

  • The next day I went to Tigre, which is an hour train ride from BA.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

  • This weekend I´ll have to start my Christmas shopping, and I´ll probably go to the theatre and then visit a friend that lives in a placed called "Tigre" (like "tiger") near the city of Buenos Aires.

    Weekly Catchup Nalini Singh 2007

  • Don Marquez followed with my second or third favorite art job, showing a major Frazetta influence and, for the record, I just spent a good four to five minutes staring at the art, trying to figure out WHO his art reminded me of...hehe on the Zane Grey tale, "Tigre," which is such an detailed tale, the comic book format really helps with the story.

    This Comic Is Good – Adventure Classics | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2005

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