tributary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtrɪbjʊtəri/

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English tributarie (“‘paying tribute’”), from Latin tributarius, from tributum (“‘tribute’”).

[edit] Noun

tributary (plural tributaries)

1. A river that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
2. 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.

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[edit] Adjective

tributary (not comparable)

1. Related to the paying of tribute.

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[edit] Related terms

• tribute