What is "river" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does river mean in English? Meaning of river definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "river" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "river": a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

Noun

Meaning: a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

Example: the river was navigable for 50 miles

Synonyms: river

Hypernyms: stream watercourse

Instance Hyponyms: aar aare aare river acheron adige aire aire river alabama alabama river allegheny allegheny river amazon amazon river amur amur river angara angara river apalachicola apalachicola river araguaia araguaia river araguaya araguaya river aras arauca araxes argun argun river arkansas arkansas river arno arno river avon big sioux river bighorn bighorn river brahmaputra brahmaputra river brazos brazos river caloosahatchee caloosahatchee river cam cam river canadian canadian river canton river cape fear river chang chang jiang changjiang chao phraya chari chari river charles charles river chattahoochee chattahoochee river chu kiang cimarron cimarron river clinch river clyde cocytus colorado colorado river columbia columbia river congo congo river connecticut connecticut river coosa coosa river crocodile river cumberland cumberland river danau danube danube river darling darling river delaware delaware river demerara detroit river dnieper dnieper river don don river ebro ebro river elbe elbe river elizabeth river ergun he euphrates euphrates river flint flint river forth forth river fox river gan jiang ganges ganges river garonne garonne river gila gila river grand river green green river heilong heilong jiang housatonic housatonic river huang he hudson hudson river hwang ho ijssel ijssel river illinois river indigirka indigirka river indus indus river irrawaddy irrawaddy river irtish irtish river irtysh irtysh river isere isere river james james river jordan jordan river kan river kanawha kanawha river kansas kansas river kasai kasai river kaw river kissimmee kissimmee river klamath klamath river kura kura river lehigh river lena lena river lethe limpopo little bighorn little bighorn river little horn little missouri little missouri river little sioux river little wabash little wabash river loire loire river lower tunguska mackenzie mackenzie river madeira madeira river magdalena magdalena river mekong mekong river merrimack merrimack river meuse meuse river milk milk river mississippi mississippi river missouri missouri river mobile mobile river mohawk river monongahela monongahela river moreau river murray murray river murrumbidgee murrumbidgee river namoi namoi river nan nan river neckar neckar river neosho neosho river neva neva river new river niagara niagara river niger niger river nile nile river niobrara niobrara river north platte north platte river ob ob river oder oder river ohio ohio river orange orange river orinoco orinoco river osage osage river ottawa ottawa river ouachita ouachita river ouse ouse river outaouais parana parana river parnahiba parnaiba pearl river pecos pecos river pee dee pee dee river penobscot penobscot river ping ping river platte platte river po po river potomac potomac river purus purus river rappahannock rappahannock river red red river republican republican river rhein rhine rhine river rhone rhone river rio bravo rio grande river acheron river adige river aire river arno river avon river cam river cocytus river kasai river lethe river severn river styx river thames river trent river tyne ruhr ruhr river russian river saale saale river sabine sabine river sacramento river saint francis saint francis river saint john saint john river saint johns saint johns river saint lawrence saint lawrence river salmon salmon river sambre sambre river san joaquin river sao francisco saone saone river savannah savannah river scheldt scheldt river seine seine river severn severn river seyhan seyhan river shari shari river shenandoah river snake snake river south platte south platte river st. francis st. francis river st. john st. john river st. johns st. johns river st. lawrence st. lawrence river stony tunguska styx sun river surinam river suriname river susquehanna susquehanna river tagus tagus river tallapoosa tallapoosa river tennessee tennessee river tevere thames thames river tiber tigris tigris river tocantins tocantins river tombigbee tombigbee river trent trent river trinity river tunguska tyne tyne river upper avon upper avon river upper tunguska uruguay river vetluga vetluga river vistula vistula river volga volga river volkhov volkhov river volta wabash wabash river weser weser river white white river willamette willamette river wisconsin wisconsin river yalu yalu river yangtze yangtze kiang yangtze river yazoo yazoo river yellow river yellowstone yellowstone river yenisei yenisei river yenisey yenisey river yukon yukon river zaire river zambezi zambezi river zhu jiang

Part Holonyms: estuary falls rapid waterfall

Hyphenation: riv‧er

Synonyms:

tributary, estuary, stream, run, creek, brook, rivulet, course, watercourse, branch, rill, beck, runnel,

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