"river-water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: river-waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} river-water (countable and uncountable, plural river-waters)
  1. Alternative form of river water Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: river water
    Sense id: en-river-water-en-noun-cOQubiu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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