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Tigrinya

Pronunciation: /tɪˈgriːnjə/

Definition of Tigrinya

noun

[mass noun]

a Semitic language spoken in Tigray, with about 4 million speakers. Compare with Tigre².

Origin:

the name in Tigrinya

Tigrinya in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Tigrinya in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

tigon
Tigray
Tigre ¹
Tigre ²
tigress
Tigrinya
Tigris
Tihwa
Tijuana
tika
Tikal

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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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