Tigrisnoun
/ˈtaɪ.ɡrɪs//ˈtaɪ.ɡrɪs/also Tigris River, /ˌtaɪ.ɡrɪs ˈrɪv.ər//ˌtaɪ.ɡrɪs ˈrɪv.ɚ/a long river in western Asia that was one of the two great rivers of the ancient region of Mesopotamia:
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is the area believed to be the biblical site of the Garden of Eden.
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- Tikrit lies on the mud banks of the Tigris, 100 miles north of Baghdad.
- Approximately how far from the Persian Gulf do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet?
- His body was found floating in the Tigris River.
- Next on the project list is the opening up of Abu Nawas Street along the banks of the Tigris.
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Watercourses & waterfalls
- arroyo
- barrage
- bayou
- beck
- billabong
- brook
- burn
- creek
- downriver
- Euphrates
- flume
- ghat
- headwater
- Mississippi
- rapids
- sluice
- spate
- upriver
- watercourse
- watershed
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Ancient history: before 500 AD