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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TigerTiger - Wikipedia

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   4 hours ago · Etymology. The Old English tigras derives from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, which was a borrowing from Classical Greek τίγρις 'tigris'. In the 1st century, Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro argued that the word tigris originates in the Armenian language and means 'arrow', which is also the name of the fast-flowing river Tigris.

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Kingdom: Animalia

   • Family: Felidae
   • Order: Carnivora

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChristmasChristmas - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.

   • Celebrations: Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting etc.
   • Observances: Church services

   • Observed by: Christians, many non-Christians
   • Significance: Commemoration of the nativity of Jesus