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Tigris

Tigris

10 4.4
A large river in western Asia that flows through Turkey and Iraq
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtaɪɡrɪs/
translation icon : Tigris
  • Before 1990, the Tigris and Euphrates brought 25,000 billion gallons of water through Iraq each year.
  • Tigris-Euphrates
  • Tigris River
  • Tigris River Basin

Examples

  • The Euphrates and Tigris River basin accounts for 28.5 percent of the surface water supply in Turkey.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The discharge, or flow, of the Euphrates and Tigris is still a matter of dispute among scholars and experts.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We have hard evidence of that in Egypt, in Asia Minor and in the Tigris Euphrates Valley.

  • Water Politics in the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin: An Historical Overview

    Academic text (2008)
  • Establishing a coordinated regional action in the Euphrates-Tigris basin still presents a great challenge.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Baghdad is a sprawling city on the Tigris River with a population of 5.6 million people.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The major developments evidently took place farther east, around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The Samarra Dam on the Tigris, completed in 1954, protected Iraq from catastrophic floods.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The Euphrates-Tigris River basin comprises Iraq, Syria, and Turkey as the major riparians.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Baghdad is a bustling city located on the Tigris River, rich with history and culture.

Synonyms

Tigris River
vsTigris
1 3.5

A large river in southwest Asia that flows through Turkey and Iraq and joins the Euphrates

uses a broader western Asia location rather than a specific southwestern label

Compounds

1 3.5

A large river in southwest Asia that flows through Turkey and Iraq and joins the Euphrates

Crotalus tigris
  • Specialized
9.9

A rattlesnake with tiger-like bands found in dry hills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico

Cypraea tigris
  • Specialized
9.9

A large sea snail with a shiny spotted shell used for decoration

Panthera tigris
  • Specialized
6.2

A large wild cat called the tiger with orange fur and black stripes found in Asia

Surface Forms

Tigris main

Etymology

The word Tigris comes from an old Persian word Tigrā meaning 'fast' or 'arrow-like', so people named the river for its quick, strong flow.