tijger
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From Middle Dutch tiger, from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris.
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Noun[edit]
tijger m (plural tijgers, diminutive tijgertje n, feminine tijgerin)
- A tiger, Panthera tigris [from 13th c. (Middle Dutch)]
- (Suriname) A jaguar, Panthera onca [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: gevlekte tijger, jaguar
- (Suriname) A puma, cougar, Puma concolor
- Synonyms: bergleeuw, poema, rode tijger
- (South Africa, obsolete) A leopard, panther, Panthera pardus [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A fast-growing or prosperous, usually Asian economy; usually located in East Asia or Southeast Asia but formerly also used for Ireland.
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