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Rivers
[ riv-erz ]
noun
- Larry Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, 1923–2002, U.S. painter.
- William Halse [hawls], 1865–1922, English physiologist and anthropologist.
Rivers
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a state of S Nigeria, in the Niger river delta on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Port Harcourt. Pop: 5 185 400 (2006). Area: 11 077 sq km (4277 sq miles)
Example Sentences
Hunter adds depth to a running back corps that includes Kyren Williams, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, second-year pro Blake Corum and Ronnie Rivers.
Located at the very heart of Sudan – close to the Presidential Palace, and the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers – it told a story of the succession of great civilisations that inhabited this area over time.
Water companies have come under fire in recent years for allowing more frequent discharging of sewage spills, polluting rivers and lakes.
That's the question on many minds, after India suspended a major treaty governing water sharing of six rivers in the Indus basin between the two countries, following Tuesday's horrific attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The treaty allocated the three eastern rivers – the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej – of the Indus basin to India, while 80% of the three western ones – the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab – to Pakistan.
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