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  Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L.
     tributarius. See Tribute.]
     1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an
        acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or
        for the purpose of purchasing peace.
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              [Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. --Chaucer.
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     2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
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              He to grace his tributary gods.       --Milton.
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     3. Paid in tribute. ``Tributary tears.'' --Shak.
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     4. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up,
        a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch,
        etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary
        streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.
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  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.
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     2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a
        lake; an affluent.
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  Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L.
     tributarius. See Tribute.]
     1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an
        acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or
        for the purpose of purchasing peace.
  
              [Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. --Chaucer.
  
     2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
  
              He to grace his tributary gods.       --Milton.
  
     3. Paid in tribute. ``Tributary tears.'' --Shak.
  
     4. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up,
        a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch,
        etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary
        streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.

  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.

  tributary
       adj 1: of a stream; flowing into a larger stream
       2: paying tribute; "a tributary colony"
       3: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for;
          "working conditions are not conducive to productivity";
          "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of
          the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: conducive, contributing(a),
           contributive, contributory]
       n : a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, affluent]
           [ant: distributary]

  tributary
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ γεωγραφία en) παραπόταμος
     2 υποτελής που πληρώνει φόρο σε χώρα ή εισβολείς

  tributary
     a.
     1 Related to the paying of tribute.
     2 subordinate; inferior
     3 Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a
  greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
     n.
     1 (senseid en river) (lb en hydrology) A natural water stream that
  flows into a larger river or other body of water.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A vein which drains into a another vein.
     3 A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

  tributary
     a.
     1 Related to the paying of tribute.
     2 subordinate; inferior
     3 Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a
  greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
     n.
     1 (senseid en river) (lb en hydrology) A natural water stream that
  flows into a larger river or other body of water.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A vein which drains into a another vein.
     3 A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

  tributary
     a.
     1 Related to the paying of tribute.
     2 subordinate; inferior
     3 Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a
  greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
     n.
     1 (senseid en river) (lb en hydrology) A natural water stream that
  flows into a larger river or other body of water.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A vein which drains into a another vein.
     3 A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

  tributary
     a.
     1 Related to the paying of tribute.
     2 subordinate; inferior
     3 Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a
  greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
     n.
     1 (senseid en river) (lb en hydrology) A natural water stream that
  flows into a larger river or other body of water.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A vein which drains into a another vein.
     3 A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

  tributary
     Englanti n.
     sivujoki, lisäjoki

  tributary
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=naturgeografi språk=en) biflod, biflöde
     2 någon som betalar tribut

  Tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/
  الرافد

  tributary //ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi// 
  прито́к
  stream which flows into a larger one

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/ 
  přítok

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/
  Nebenfluss , Zufluss , Zubringer  [geogr.]
           Note: eines größeren Fließgewässers
        "left-bank tributary"  - linker Nebenfluss
        "right-bank tributary"  - rechter Nebenfluss
     Synonyms: side river, side stream, tributary river, tributary stream, feeder stream, feeder, affluent, influent
  
   see: side rivers, side streams, tributary rivers, tributary streams, tributaries, feeder streams, feeders, affluents, influents
  

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/
  tributpflichtig, zinspflichtig, abhängig 

  tributary //ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi// 
  1. suojelu
  related to the paying of tribute
  2. avustava, sivu, tukeva
  yielding supplies of any kind

  tributary //ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi// 
  1. vasallivaltio
  nation, state etc.
  2. sivujoki
  stream which flows into a larger one

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/ 
  1. उपनदी
        "Many tributaries join the sea."

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/
  koji doprinosi, obveznik, pritoka, trabantski, utiče

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/
  1. hûbéres
  2. mellékfolyó
  3. alárendelt
  4. adófizetô

  tributary //ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi// 
  1. 属国
  nation, state etc.
  2. 支流
  stream which flows into a larger one

  tributary /ˈtrɪbjətərɪ/ 
    dopływ

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/ 
  1. tributário, contribuinte
  2. pagador de impostos

  tributary //ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi// 
  biflod
  stream which flows into a larger one

  tributary /tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/
  1. vergi veren
  2. tabi olan, bağımlı
  3. vergiye ait, haraç olarak verilen
  4. yardımcı
  5. bir ırmağa karışan (ayak)
  6. haraca tabi hükümdar veya hükümet
  7. ırmak ayağı
  8. göle dökülen ırmak.

  
/ˈtɹɪbjəˌtɛɹi/

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "tributary":
     accessory, affluent, bayou, beck, billabong, branch, brook, burn,
     client, collateral, confluent, confluent stream, conquered, creek,
     dendritic drainage pattern, dependent, effluent, feeder, feudal,
     feudatory, fork, inferior, kill, liege, minor, offshoot, prong,
     rill, rivulet, run, runlet, runnel, satellite, secondary, servile,
     streamlet, sub, subdued, subject, subjugated, subordinate,
     subservient, under, vanquished, vassal
  
  

  a. 纳贡的,从属的,补助的;
  n. 纳贡者,属国,支流;

     a. 纳贡的,从属的,补助的
     n. 纳贡者,属国,支流