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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a
        lake; an affluent.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tributaries
     n.
     (plural of en tributary)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tributaries
     n.
     (plural of en tributary)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tributaries
     n.
     (plural of en tributary)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tributaries
     n.
     (plural of en tributary)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tributaries
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst tributary)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tributaries'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst tributary)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tributaries /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹiz/
  الروافد

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  tributaries /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹiz/
  Nebenflüsse , Zuflüsse , Zubringer 
     Synonyms: side rivers, side streams, tributary rivers, tributary streams, feeder streams, feeders, affluents, influents
  
   see: side river, side stream, tributary river, tributary stream, tributary, feeder stream, feeder, affluent, influent

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˈtɹɪbjəˌtɛɹiz/

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