river in English: A long line of water that moves across the land to the sea. (noun)

Translation

A long line of water that moves across the land to the sea.

Word origin

From Latin riparia, meaning the bank of a body of water, which came into English through Old French.

Origin: Latin
Root: riparia

Grammar

Gender

Pluralrivers

Examples

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Here "river" is the long line of moving water.

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"River" is the water where the fish stay.

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"Rivers" is the plural, meaning more than one river.

A river is a long line of water that moves slowly across the land. It starts high up, often in the mountains, and flows all the way to the sea. Fish and other animals live in rivers, and people use them to travel and to get water.

Related words

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

sea

The sea is the large area of salt water that covers most of the world.

mountain

A very high piece of land, much taller than a hill, with a top far above the ground.

field

A wide piece of open ground, often with grass, where food grows or animals stay.

fish

An animal that lives in water and swims, with no legs.

flow

To move along smoothly, the way water does.

source

The place or thing that something comes from.

valley

Low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

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