Definitions for Tigris
ˈtaɪ grɪstigris

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1. Tigris, Tigris Rivernoun

   an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River

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1. Tigrisnoun

   A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt-al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

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1. Tigris

   The Tigris () is the easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, and empties into the Persian Gulf.

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1. tigris

   The Tigris is one of the major rivers of Asia, originating in Turkey and flowing southeast across Syria and Iraq to join the Euphrates River. It is one of the two river systems that historically defined the region known as Mesopotamia, considered one of the cradles of civilization.

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1. Tigris

   The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.

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1. Tigris

   an important river of Turkey in Asia; rises in the mountains of Kurdistan, flows SE. to Diarbekir, E. to Til (where it receives the Bitlis), and hence SE. through a flat and arid country, till, after a course of 1100 m., it unites with the Euphrates to form the Shat-el-Arab, which debouches into the Persian Gulf 90 m. lower; is navigable for 500 m. to Bagdad; on its banks are the ruins of Nineveh, Seleucia, and Ctesiphon.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tigris in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tigris in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Tigris in a Sentence

1. Martin Dempsey:

   It actually also sits on a corridor that runs from the Tigris River valley to the Euphrates River valley. And so it's geographically significant as well as significant economically.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tigris
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tigris
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Tigris
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Tigris
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Tigris