Tributary

  • 21Tributary (ballet) — Tributary is a ballet made by Robert La Fosse and Robert Garland to Mozart s Divertimento No. 11 in D , K. 251 (1776).The premiere took place May 25, 2000, as part of New York City Ballet s Diamond Project at the New York State Theater, Lincoln… …

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  • 22Tributary state — The term tributary state refers to one of the two main ways in which a pre modern state might be subordinate to a more powerful neighbour. The heart of the relationship was that the tributary would send a regular token of submission (tribute) to… …

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  • 23tributary — a stream or river that enters a larger body of water, either another river or a lake …

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  • 24tributary — 1. noun /ˈtrɪbjʊtəri/ a) A river that flows into a larger river or other body of water. b) A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute. 2. adjective /ˈtrɪbjʊtəri/ Related to the paying of tribute. See Also …

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  • 25tributary — trib·u·tary trib yə .ter ē n, pl tar·ies a vein that empties into a larger vein …

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  • 26tributary —    A stream contributing its waters to another stream of higher order [16] …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 27tributary — Synonyms and related words: accessory, affluent, bayou, beck, billabong, branch, brook, burn, client, collateral, confluent, confluent stream, conquered, creek, dendritic drainage pattern, dependent, effluent, feeder, feudal, feudatory, fork,… …

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  • 28tributary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stream, source, affluent; prayer of tribute. adj. subject, subordinate; contributory. See water. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. subordinate, subject, minor, accessory, small, supplementary, auxiliary,… …

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  • 29tributary — trib|u|ta|ry [ˈtrıbjutəri US teri] n plural tributaries a stream or river that flows into a larger river …

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  • 30tributary — trib|u|tar|y1 [ trıbjə,teri ] noun count a small river that flows into a larger river trib|u|tar|y2 [ trıbjə,teri ] adjective FORMAL paid as a tribute …

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