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Definition of Tributaries

Tributaries
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.

Meaning of Tributaries from wikipedia

- of the Yangtze) and tributaries The Liao River is a much simpler example of a river basin with tributaries. The main tributaries noted on this map are...
- Chinese literary culture General: Suzerainty Tributary state Tribute Gundry, R. S. "China and her Tributaries," National Review (United Kingdom), No. 17...
- ****stan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source. The longest and the largest...
- Madhya Pradesh and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) are in Uttar Pradesh. The major tributaries of the Sindh are the Parbati, Pahuj, Kwari (Kunwari), and Mahuar. The...
- Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers. Its prin****l right-bank tributaries are the Shyok, Gilgit, Kabul, Kurram, and Gomal rivers. Beginning in...
- distribution, with the waters of the Western tributaries going to ****stan and the Eastern tributaries to India. The substantive technical discussions...
- : p.9  The main tributaries in New York are the Mongaup and Neversink rivers and Callicoon Cr****. From Pennsylvania, the major tributaries are the Lackawaxen...
- Report of the Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary...
- Mississippi River itself and its numerous natural tributaries and distributaries. The major tributaries are the Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Red...
- The river Loire in France has numerous tributaries, which include the following rivers (in order, going upstream): Acheneau Boulogne Sèvre Nantaise (in...