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Meanings of Tigers in English

Portuguese
tigres de liberação do tamil eelam

A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel.

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Usage of Tigers in English
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The Tigers' previous largest margin of defeat this season was 15 points.
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Both the Tigers and military said thousands more were fleeing on Thursday.
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It was the Tigers second loss in nine home games this season.
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Ask what he hopes the Tigers will do tonight, Elias was clear.
News.com.au
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There are also claims the Tamil Tigers used civilians as human shields.
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The Tigers played the second half without injured leading scorer Mark Smith.
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The Tigers snagged 15 offensive rebounds but produced just seven second-chance points.
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This time, the Tigers can surrender or be destroyed, the government says.
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It was the Tigers' sixth ACC loss by five points or less.
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Complicating the Tigers' comeback efforts, Wichita State hit the offensive boards hard.
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But Gonzaga wasn't going to let the Tigers prowl for much longer.
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The military meanwhile continues to report inflicting significant casualties on the Tigers.
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But the Tigers needed just 57 seconds to set up Rountree's score.
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The Gamecocks led by 15 three times before the Tigers came back.
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The Tigers got closer than nine points the rest of the way.
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It said the Tigers may have set off explosions near the hospital.
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