Tigreann.adj.

Brit.

/tɪˈɡreɪən/,

/tɪˈɡriːən/, U.S.

/təˈɡreɪən/

Forms: Also † Tigrian.

Etymology: < Tigre (see Tigre n.) + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix.

A native of the Tigre province in northern Ethiopia. Also attributive or as adj. Cf. Tigre adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Ethiopia > [noun]

Falasha1710

Saho1790

Sidamo1830

Tigrean1842

Danakil1875

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Ethiopia > [adjective] > parts of

Amharan1877

Amharic1935

Tigrean1980

1842 Isenberg & Krapf Jrnl. 22 Apr. (1843) 500 I must confess that I had conceived a more favourable idea of the hospitality of the Tigrians.

1901 Scotsman 7 Mar. 7/4 Abyssinian soldiers are to be withdrawn, and the Tigreans are to be left to stew in their own juice.

1960 E. Ullendorff Ethiopians iii. 37 A greater measure of non-Semitic ingredients in the Amharic language may accurately reflect a lesser degree of ethnic Semitization among the Amharas than is the case with the Tigreans.

1977 Daily Tel. 4 May 1/6 The secessionist Eritreans and Tigreans in the North.

1980 Observer 21 Sept. 7/5 Guerrillas of the Tigrean People's Liberation Front.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tigrean
释义	Tigreann.adj. Brit. /tɪˈɡreɪən/, /tɪˈɡriːən/, U.S. /təˈɡreɪən/ Forms: Also † Tigrian. Etymology: < Tigre (see Tigre n.) + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix. A native of the Tigre province in northern Ethiopia. Also attributive or as adj. Cf. Tigre adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Ethiopia > [noun] Falasha1710 Saho1790 Sidamo1830 Tigrean1842 Danakil1875 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Ethiopia > [adjective] > parts of Amharan1877 Amharic1935 Tigrean1980 1842 Isenberg & Krapf Jrnl. 22 Apr. (1843) 500 I must confess that I had conceived a more favourable idea of the hospitality of the Tigrians. 1901 Scotsman 7 Mar. 7/4 Abyssinian soldiers are to be withdrawn, and the Tigreans are to be left to stew in their own juice. 1960 E. Ullendorff Ethiopians iii. 37 A greater measure of non-Semitic ingredients in the Amharic language may accurately reflect a lesser degree of ethnic Semitization among the Amharas than is the case with the Tigreans. 1977 Daily Tel. 4 May 1/6 The secessionist Eritreans and Tigreans in the North. 1980 Observer 21 Sept. 7/5 Guerrillas of the Tigrean People's Liberation Front. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1842
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