Tributary meaning in Urdu & English |
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(1) - Tributary (n.) A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
(2) - 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.
(3) - Tributary (a.) 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.
(4) - Tributary (a.) Paid in tribute.
(5) - Tributary (a.) Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
(6) - 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.
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