Confluence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

a flowing together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpɹˌɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnfluːəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnfluːəns/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpɹˌɪk/.

Examples

Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

merging concourse conflux meeting

Parts of Speech

noun	a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) “Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers”
noun	a flowing together
noun	a coming together of people

Word Forms

confluent

adjective

flowing together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zusammenfluss

ein Ort, an dem Dinge verschmelzen oder zusammenfließen (insbesondere Flüsse)

🇪🇸Spanish

confluencia

un lugar donde las cosas se fusionan o fluyen juntas (especialmente los ríos)

🇮🇹Italian

confluenza

un luogo dove le cose si fondono o confluiscono (specialmente i fiumi)

🇳🇱Dutch

samenvloeiing

een plek waar dingen samenvloeien of samenvloeien (vooral rivieren)

🇵🇹Portuguese

confluência

um lugar onde as coisas se fundem ou fluem juntas (especialmente rios)

🇷🇺Russian

слияние

место, где вещи сливаются или стекают вместе (особенно реки)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संगम हे

वह स्थान जहाँ चीजें विलीन होती हैं या एक साथ बहती हैं (विशेषकर नदियाँ)

🇧🇩Bengali

সঙ্গম

এমন একটি জায়গা যেখানে জিনিসগুলি একত্রিত হয় বা প্রবাহিত হয় (বিশেষ করে নদী)

🇮🇳Tamil

சங்கமம்

விஷயங்கள் ஒன்றிணைக்கும் அல்லது ஒன்றாக பாயும் இடம் (குறிப்பாக ஆறுகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సంగమం

విషయాలు కలిసిపోయే లేదా కలిసి ప్రవహించే ప్రదేశం (ముఖ్యంగా నదులు)

🇮🇳Marathi

संगम

अशी जागा जिथे गोष्टी एकत्र येतात किंवा वाहतात (विशेषतः नद्या)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંગમ

એવી જગ્યા જ્યાં વસ્તુઓ મર્જ થાય છે અથવા એક સાથે વહે છે (ખાસ કરીને નદીઓ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಗಮ

ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ವಿಲೀನಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹರಿಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನದಿಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഗമം

കാര്യങ്ങൾ ലയിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരുമിച്ച് ഒഴുകുന്ന ഒരു സ്ഥലം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നദികൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਗਮ

ਉਹ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਮਿਲ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕਠੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਨਦੀਆਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سنگم

ایسی جگہ جہاں چیزیں آپس میں مل جاتی ہیں یا بہتی ہیں (خاص طور پر دریا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合流

事物融合或流动的地方（尤其是河流）

🇯🇵Japanese

合流

物事が合流したり流れたりする場所（特に川）

🇰🇷Korean

합류

사물이 합쳐지거나 함께 흐르는 곳(특히 강)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hợp lưu

một nơi mà mọi thứ hợp nhất hoặc chảy cùng nhau (đặc biệt là sông)

🇹🇭Thai

จุดบรรจบกัน

สถานที่ที่สิ่งต่าง ๆ ผสานหรือไหลเข้าด้วยกัน (โดยเฉพาะแม่น้ำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertemuan

tempat di mana segala sesuatu menyatu atau mengalir bersama (terutama sungai)

🇵🇭Filipino

tagpuan

isang lugar kung saan nagsasama o dumadaloy ang mga bagay (lalo na ang mga ilog)

🇲🇾Malay

pertemuan

tempat di mana benda bergabung atau mengalir bersama (terutama sungai)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقاء

مكان تندمج فيه الأشياء أو تتدفق معًا (خاصة الأنهار)

🇮🇷Persian

تلاقی

مکانی که در آن چیزها با هم ادغام یا جاری می شوند (به ویژه رودخانه ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

izdiham

nesnelerin birleştiği veya birlikte aktığı yer (özellikle nehirler)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִפגָשׁ

מקום שבו דברים מתמזגים או זורמים יחד (במיוחד נהרות)

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