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Tributary
01
zijrivier, bijrivier
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.
De Missouri-rivier is een belangrijke waterweg, met talrijke zijrivieren die zich bij zijn stroom voegen.
The Volga River, Europe 's longest river, is sustained by tributaries like the Kama and the Oka, forming an extensive network throughout Russia.
De Wolga, de langste rivier van Europa, wordt gevoed door zijrivieren zoals de Kama en de Oka, die een uitgebreid netwerk in heel Rusland vormen.
tributary
01
helping cause something
Voorbeelden
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
Voorbeelden
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
Voorbeelden
The Missouri River is tributary to the Mississippi.
Numerous small streams are tributary to the main river.
