an autonomous region of N Ethiopia, bordering on Eritrea: formerly a separate kingdom. Capital: Mekele. Pop: 4 334 996 (2005 est)
2.
a language of NE Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
Tigré in British English
or Tigray (ˈtiːɡreɪ)
noun
1.
an autonomous region of N Ethiopia, bordering on Eritrea: formerly a separate kingdom.Capital: Mekele. Pop: 3 136 267 (1994). Area: 53 498 sq km (20 656 sq miles)
2.
a language of NE Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiaticfamily
Tigré in American English1
(tiˈgreɪ)
noun
a modern Ethiopic language spoken in N Eritrea: it developed from a branch of N Ethiopic parallel to the branch that produced Tigrinya