Uk English Meaning of tributary

tributary

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Definitions and Meaning of tributary in English

Wordnet

tributary (n)

a branch that flows into the main stream

Wordnet

tributary (s)

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

paying tribute

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

Webster

tributary (a.)

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace.

Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.

Paid in tribute.

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.

Webster

tributary (n.)

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.

A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.

FAQs About the word tributary

tributary

a branch that flows into the main stream, (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream, paying tribute, tending to bring about; being partly responsible forPaying

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chief,main,head teacher, principal,basic,essential,fundamental,necessary,primary,prime,All-important

tributariness => Tributariness, tributaries => tributaries, tribunitious => Tribunitian, tribunitian => tribunician, tribunitial => Tribunitial,