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river

ri·ver

UK/ˈɹaɪvə/ US/ˈɹaɪvɚ/ common

noun

1.

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

  • “the river was navigable for 50 miles”

Origin

From Middle English ryver, from Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria (“littoral, riverbank”), from Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from Latin rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Unrelated to Latin rīvus (“stream”) (whence rival, derive). Doublet of riviera and rivière. Displaced native Old English ēa.

Phrases

  • Abba River
  • Adelaide River
  • Agidel River
  • Alice River
  • Amazon river dolphin
  • American River
  • Amur River
  • Angelo River
  • drainage basin
  • oxbow lake
  • pink river dolphin
  • river dolphin

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