Definition & Meaning of "tributary"in English

Tributary

a watercourse that flows into a larger river or body of water

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

tributaries

Examples

The Missouri River is a major waterway, with numerous tributaries joining its flow.

tributary

helping cause something

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

Examples

The manager's leadership was tributary to the team's success.

paying tribute or owing allegiance to a more powerful state or ruler

Examples

Several city-states were tributary to the Persian monarch.

(of a river or stream) flowing into a larger body of water

Examples

The Missouri River is tributary to the Mississippi.

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