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Tributary
01
παραπόταμος, συμβάλλων ποταμός
a watercourse that flows into a larger river or body of water
Παραδείγματα
The Missouri River is a major waterway, with numerous tributaries joining its flow.
Ο ποταμός Μιζούρι είναι ένας σημαντικός υδάτινος δρόμος, με πολλά παραπόταμα να ενώνουν τη ροή του.
The Volga River, Europe 's longest river, is sustained by tributaries like the Kama and the Oka, forming an extensive network throughout Russia.
Ο ποταμός Βόλγας, ο μεγαλύτερος ποταμός της Ευρώπης, τροφοδοτείται από παραπόταμους όπως ο Κάμα και ο Όκα, σχηματίζοντας ένα εκτεταμένο δίκτυο σε όλη τη Ρωσία.
tributary
01
helping cause something
Παραδείγματα
The manager's leadership was tributary to the team's success.
Several factors were tributary to the company's financial collapse.
02
paying tribute or owing allegiance to a more powerful state or ruler
Παραδείγματα
Several city-states were tributary to the Persian monarch.
The kingdom remained tributary to the empire for over a century.
03
(of a river or stream) flowing into a larger body of water
Παραδείγματα
The Missouri River is tributary to the Mississippi.
Numerous small streams are tributary to the main river.
