Vocabulary
Confluence
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.
Urdu meaning
سنگم، ملاپ، ملنے کی جگہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- These developments took place at the confluence of Trump`s geopolitics and economic policies that could have favourable implications for Pakistan.
- In sum, Pakistan is fortunate to have a confluence of favourable circumstances, but this should not lull us into complacency, which deviates from the path of inclusive and sustained growth.
- The confluence may have made it possible for Trump to stage the $45-million parade that will include 6,600 soldiers.
- His opinion refers to the confluence of knowledge and context which enables proper, constructive learning.
- Jakarta suffers from a tragic confluence of environmental and climate-related issues.
Synonyms
convergence, meeting, junction, joining, conflux, watersmeet, sangam
Antonyms
reflux, refluence, dispersion, overflow
Curator example
“the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss”
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