Tigris

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/

Proper noun

1. A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in 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.

Translations

• French: Tigre
• German: Tigris
• Italian: Tigri
• Portuguese: Tigre
• Russian: Тигр
• Spanish: Tigris

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