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confluencia

confluence; convergence

noun kohn-floo-EN-syah Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: From Latin confluentia, from confluere ('to flow together').

Usage Note

Confluencia is used both geographically for the meeting point of two rivers (la confluencia del Ebro y el Segre) and figuratively for the convergence of ideas, interests, or groups (una confluencia de culturas). It is a formal register word; in casual speech unión or encuentro would replace it.

Examples

"La confluencia de los ríos forma un lago natural."

Natural Translation

The confluence of the rivers forms a natural lake.

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