River — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪvə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪvɚ/.

Examples

the river was navigable for 50 miles

Parts of Speech

noun	a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) “the river was navigable for 50 miles”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fluss

ein großer natürlicher Wasserstrahl (größer als ein Bach)

🇫🇷French

rivière

un grand cours d'eau naturel (plus grand qu'un ruisseau)

🇪🇸Spanish

río

una gran corriente de agua natural (más grande que un arroyo)

🇮🇹Italian

fiume

un grande corso d'acqua naturale (più grande di un torrente)

🇳🇱Dutch

rivier

een grote natuurlijke waterstroom (groter dan een kreek)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rio

um grande fluxo natural de água (maior que um riacho)

🇷🇺Russian

река

большой естественный поток воды (больше ручья)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नदी

पानी की एक बड़ी प्राकृतिक धारा (खाड़ी से भी बड़ी)

🇧🇩Bengali

নদী

জলের একটি বড় প্রাকৃতিক প্রবাহ (একটি খাঁড়ির চেয়ে বড়)

🇮🇳Tamil

நதி

ஒரு பெரிய இயற்கை நீரோடை (ஒரு சிற்றோடையை விட பெரியது)

🇮🇳Telugu

నది

ఒక పెద్ద సహజ నీటి ప్రవాహం (ఒక క్రీక్ కంటే పెద్దది)

🇮🇳Marathi

नदी

पाण्याचा मोठा नैसर्गिक प्रवाह (खाडीपेक्षा मोठा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નદી

પાણીનો મોટો કુદરતી પ્રવાહ (ખાડી કરતાં મોટો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನದಿ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ನೀರಿನ ಹರಿವು (ಒಂದು ತೊರೆಗಿಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നദി

ഒരു വലിയ പ്രകൃതിദത്ത ജലപ്രവാഹം (ഒരു തോട്ടിനേക്കാൾ വലുത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਦੀ

ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਧਾਰਾ (ਇੱਕ ਨਦੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

دریا

پانی کی ایک بڑی قدرتی ندی (ایک کریک سے بڑی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

河

天然的大溪流（比小溪还大）

🇯🇵Japanese

川

自然の大きな水の流れ（小川よりも大きい）

🇰🇷Korean

강

자연적으로 흐르는 큰 물줄기(개울보다 큼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dòng sông

một dòng nước tự nhiên lớn (lớn hơn một con lạch)

🇹🇭Thai

แม่น้ำ

ลำธารน้ำธรรมชาติขนาดใหญ่ (ใหญ่กว่าลำห้วย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

sungai

aliran air alami yang besar (lebih besar dari sungai)

🇵🇭Filipino

ilog

isang malaking likas na daloy ng tubig (mas malaki kaysa sa sapa)

🇲🇾Malay

sungai

aliran air semula jadi yang besar (lebih besar daripada anak sungai)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نهر

تيار طبيعي كبير من الماء (أكبر من الخور)

🇮🇷Persian

رودخانه

یک جریان طبیعی بزرگ آب (بزرگتر از یک نهر)

🇹🇷Turkish

nehir

büyük bir doğal su akışı (bir dereden daha büyük)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָהָר

זרם מים טבעי גדול (גדול מנחל)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'river'?

The primary meaning of 'river' is 'a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'river' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'river' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'river' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'river' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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