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Tigris vs Transtigritane - What's the difference?

tigris | transtigritane |

As a proper noun tigris

is .

As an adjective transtigritane is

located beyond the river tigris.

tigris

English

(wikipedia Tigris)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * Mesopotamia * Euphrates ----

    transtigritane

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • located beyond the river Tigris
  • * 2005 , The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 12: The Crisis, p. 83
    • Armenia was placed under Roman protection, Rome arrogated to herself the right to appoint the king of Iberia and to control a number of dependent territories between the Tigris and Armenia, thus effectively acquiring a zone of influence which stretched deep into the transtigritane area.