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- DictionaryTrib·u·tar·y/ˈtribyəˌterē/
noun
- 1. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake: "the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi"
- 2. a person or state that pays tribute to another state or ruler: historical "tributaries of the Ottoman Empire"
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A tributary is a stream that flows into a larger river or lake, or a state or ruler that pays tribute to a more powerful one. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and medical usage of tributary.
A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of tributary with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Tributary definition: a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.. See examples of TRIBUTARY used in a sentence.
A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of tributary with examples from various sources.
A tributary is a branch that flows into the main stream, like the White River, the Arkansas River, the Yazoo River ,and the Red River — each a tributary of the mighty Mississippi.
A tributary, [1] or an affluent, [2] is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ( main stem or "parent" ), river, or a lake. [3] A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. [4] Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the ...
A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this word with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
