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Tributary
01
affluente, tributario
a watercourse that flows into a larger river or body of water
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The Missouri River is a major waterway, with numerous tributaries joining its flow.
Il fiume Missouri è un'importante via navigabile, con numerosi affluenti che si uniscono al suo flusso.
The Volga River, Europe 's longest river, is sustained by tributaries like the Kama and the Oka, forming an extensive network throughout Russia.
Il fiume Volga, il fiume più lungo d'Europa, è alimentato da affluenti come il Kama e l'Oka, formando una vasta rete in tutta la Russia.
tributary
01
helping cause something
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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
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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
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The Missouri River is tributary to the Mississippi.
Numerous small streams are tributary to the main river.
