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PRONUNCIATION OF TIGRAY

Tigray  [ˈtiːɡreɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGRAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tigray is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIGRAY


apres
ˈæpreɪ
array
əˈreɪ
dove-grey
ˌdʌvˈɡreɪ
extrait
eksˈtreɪ
gray
ɡreɪ
grey
ɡreɪ
hombre
ˈɒmbreɪ
kilogray
ˈkɪləˌɡreɪ
Monterrey
ˌmɒntəˈreɪ
pearl-grey
ˌpɜːlˈɡreɪ
pray
preɪ
ray
reɪ
re
reɪ
rei
reɪ
silver-grey
ˈsɪlvəˌɡreɪ
slate-grey
ˌsleɪtˈɡreɪ
spray
spreɪ
Tigre
ˈtiːɡreɪ
tray
treɪ
trey
treɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGRAY

Tiglath-pileser I
Tiglath-pileser III
tiglic acid
tiglon
tigon
TIGR
Tigre
tigress
tigridia
tigrine
Tigrinya
Tigris
tigrish
tigrishly
tigrishness
tigroid
Tihua
Tihwa
Tijuana

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGRAY

ashtray
astray
betray
Blu-ray
bray
challenge to the array
chambray
cray
foray
fray
hairspray
hooray
microarray
moray
Murray
portray
stingray
stray
sunray
X-ray

Synonyms and antonyms of Tigray in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tigray» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGRAY

Find out the translation of Tigray to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tigray from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tigray» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

提格雷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tigray
570 millions of speakers

English

Tigray
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tigray
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيغري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tigray
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tigray
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tigray
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tigré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tigray
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tigray
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティグライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

티그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tigray
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tigray
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Tigray
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायग्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tigray
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tigray
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tigraj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tigray
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tigray
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tigray
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tigray
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tigray
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tigray
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tigray

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGRAY»

The term «Tigray» is regularly used and occupies the 90.056 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Tigray
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGRAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Tigray» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Tigray» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tigray

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGRAY»

Discover the use of Tigray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tigray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia: The Tigray People's ...
This book chronicles the rise to power of the student controlled Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the northern Ethiopian province of Tigray.
John Young, 2006
2
Policies for Sustainable Land Management in the Highlands of ...
Belete Taffere Tigray Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BoANR) Background Tigray is one of the regions most known for its serious land degradation problem. This is manifested in the form of soil erosion, deforestation, declining ...
‎2003
3
Health System, Sickness and Social Suffering in Mekelle ...
Starting from this perspective, this book presents the first results of an ethnographic research which was carried out in Tigray (the northernmost of the nine ethnic regions of Ethiopia), between 2007 and 2008.
Pino Schirripa, 2010
4
Adopting Improved Box Hive in Atsbi Wemberta District of ...
Wemberta. Atsbi Wemberta is one of the districts of Tigray Region with a high potential for beekeeping development. The woreda (district) has 1 6,91 5 honeybee colonies (Atsbi Woreda OoARD 2006), making it one of the high potential areas ...
Ranjan S. Karippai, Ranjitha Puskur, Workneh Abebe, Workneh Abebe, Ranjitha Puskur
5
Political Power and Ethnic Federalism: The Struggle for ...
16 The grievances of Tigray had long precedent. Tigray was not only a center of the ancient Abyssinian kingdom of Axum, but also was, early in its modern history , an important region. Yohannis the IV, who hailed from Tigray, was emperor of ...
Aaron Tesfaye, 2002
6
Land Degradation and Strategies for Sustainable Land ...
In this report we have examined available evidence on land degradation in the highlands of Tigray Region and its causes. We have suggested hypotheses on opportunities for various pathways to development in Tigray and strategies to ...
Fitsum Hagos, J. Pender, Nega Gebreselassie, 2002
7
Ethnicity, Politics, and Society in Northeast Africa: ...
First , the age old dominant ethnic group the Amhara lost its hegemonic power. Second, the demise of the military regime led to the independence of Eritrea. Third, a mini power based on the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front [TPLF] appeared on ...
Mohammed Ali, 1996
8
Environmental Politics and Liberation in Contemporary Africa
For instance, the existence of rival political organisations such as Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Party (EPRP), with an Ethiopia-wide agenda, operated in the Southwest and Ethiopian Democratic Union (EDU), dominated by Tigray nobility ...
Mohamed Salih, 1999
9
Feed Marketing in Ethiopia: Results of Rapid Market Appraisal
The important characteristics of the study sites in the regions of Tigray and Amhara (northern and northwestern Ethiopia) are given in Table 1, and those of the study sites in the regions of Oromia and SNNPR (central, eastern, southern and ...
Berhanu Gebremedhin, Adane Hirpa, Kahsay Berhe, 2009
10
Historical Dictionary of Eritrea
Between 1891 and 1894, the Italians developed a “Politica Ti- grina” strategy of supporting the ruler of Tigray, Ras Mengesha, against Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II. In December 1891, Mengesha signed a secret treaty acknowledging Italian ...
Dan Connell, Tom Killion, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGRAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tigray is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tigray Festival in Seattle promotes unique Ethiopian culture
Michael Hadgu, with UTNA, youth rehearsing for Tigray Festival 2015 in Seattle, Tigray Michael Hadgu, chairman of the Seattle chapter of the Union of Tigreans ... «Seattle Globalist, Jul 15»
2
Chinese Financed 'Zikre Meles Secondary School' Inaugurated in …
Residents of Alamata Town in Tigray State have celebrated the inauguration of a standard secondary school financed by a Chinese company, China ... «AllAfrica.com, May 15»
3
Ethiopia: Better access to clean water in Tigray
However, a better access to clean and safe water will no longer be a problem for 6000 residents of district Miglabferes, in western Tigray. The ICRC has built a ... «ICRC, May 15»
4
Turning Ethiopia's desert green
A generation ago Ethiopia's Tigray province was stricken by a famine that shocked the world. Today, as Chris Haslam reports, local people are using ancient ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
5
Tigray Region Generates over 250 million Birr from tourism
Axum Obelisks Addis Ababa,Ethiopia (WIC) – The Tigray Regional State Culture and Tourism Agency said it has earned 250.4 million birr from tourists who ... «EthioSports, Feb 15»
6
Tigray Region of Ethiopia Focuses on Reducing Trachoma in 2015
The organization says it has carried out mapping in Ethiopia's Tigray and Somali regions to collect and analyze data that will help them treat the 4.5 million ... «Voice of America, Jan 15»
7
Tigray's Capital, Mekelle, Bans Smoking in Public Areas
Addis Ababa — The capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Mekelle, has banned smoking in public areas, making it the first Ethiopian city to implement a ... «Nazret.com, Jan 15»
8
Higgins marvels at change in Ethiopia's Tigray province
At a dinner hosted by Tigray's regional president Abay Woldu, Mr Higgins resorted to another poet in expressing his delight at the work of Tigray's Agricultural ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
9
Ethiopia: Restoring and Re-greening in Tigray region
Tigray (HAN) October 31, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Energy Security and safety news. Sami Grover, Science and Sustainable Agriculture. I recently ... «Geeska Afrika, Oct 14»
10
Regreening program to restore one-sixth of Ethiopia's land
Today, Abrha Weatsbha in the Tigray region is unrecognisable and an environmental catastrophe has been averted following the planting of many millions of ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tigray [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tigray>. Apr 2024 ».
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