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Definition of Tributaries

Tributaries
Tributary Trib"u*ta*ry, n.; pl. Tributaries. 1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security. 2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.

Meaning of Tributaries from wikipedia

- are tributaries of the Amazon. The Benue River is fed by multiple tributaries originating in the Adamawa Plateau; many of the highest tributaries are...
- Chinese literary culture General: Suzerainty Tributary state Tribute Gundry, R. S. "China and her Tributaries," National Review (United Kingdom), No. 17...
- The river Loire in France has numerous tributaries, which include the following rivers (in order, going upstream): Acheneau Boulogne Sèvre Nantaise (in...
- : p.9  The main tributaries in New York are the Mongaup and Neversink rivers and Callicoon Cr****. From Pennsylvania, the major tributaries are the Lackawaxen...
- ****stan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source. The longest and the largest...
- Report of the Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary...
- creating a floodplain. Sediment ac****ulates and creates a natural levee. Tributaries that want to enter the main channel are not allowed because of this levee...
- receiving the right-bank tributary, the Yamuna, which also rises in the western Indian Himalayas, and several left-bank tributaries from Nepal that account...
- Essen-Kettwig; surface area: 0.55 km2, height of the weir 6 m The main tributaries of the Ruhr are (from source to mouth): Left: Berkelbach, Voßmecke, Neger...
- without known name. The main tributaries and sub-tributaries are: In the northern sub-basin: Wadi Sahanah. Sub-tributaries: Wadi Mardamt, Wādī ash Shi‘aybah...