Meanings
proper noun
- A geographic region of Horn of Africa; the region of the Tigrinya-speaking peoples
- A region of Ethiopia; the northernmost region of Ethiopia; in full, Tigray Region.
- historicalA former province of Ethiopia; predecessor to the Tigray Region in the Ethiopian Empire; in full, Tigray Province.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 提格雷
- 提格雷 (Tígéléi)a region in the Horn of Africa
French Tigré
- Tigréa region in the Horn of Africa
German Tigray
- Tigraya region in the Horn of Africa
Hebrew טיגראי
- טיגראי (tigráy)a region in the Horn of Africa
Japanese ティグレ州
- ティグレ州 (Tigure-shū)a region in the Horn of Africa
Portuguese Tigré
- Tigréa region in the Horn of Africa
Russian Тыгра́й
- Тыгра́й (Tygráj)a region in the Horn of Africa
Cite this entry
APA
Tigray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tigray
MLA
“Tigray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tigray. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tigray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tigray.
Source: Tigray on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.