"wild river" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-wild river.ogg [Australia] Forms: wild rivers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wild river (plural wild rivers)
  1. (Australia, US) a river system protected by government legislation requiring it to be kept in its natural state. Tags: Australia, US Synonyms (a river system protected by government legislation requiring it to be kept in its natural state.): heritage river [Canada]
    Sense id: en-wild_river-en-noun-Ltq7hVwy Categories (other): American English, Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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