English noun: confluence | |||
| 1. | confluence (location) a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | ||
| Samples | Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. | ||
| Synonyms | meeting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geographic point, geographical point | ||
| Domain category | river | ||
| 2. | confluence (act) a flowing together | ||
| Synonyms | conflux, merging | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blend, blending | ||
| 3. | confluence (act) a coming together of people | ||
| Synonyms | concourse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coming together, meeting, merging | ||