tributary
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtrɪbjʊtəri/
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English tributarie (“paying tribute”), from Latin tributarius, from tributum (“tribute”).
[edit] Noun
tributary (plural tributaries)
- A river that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
- A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
[edit] Quotations
- nation paying tribute
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 2
- As England was his faithful tributary.
[edit] Translations
river
nation, state etc.
[edit] Adjective
tributary (not comparable)
- Related to the paying of tribute.
[edit] Translations
related to the paying of tribute
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