headwaters
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headwaters
- /ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ Canada
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From head + waters.
noun head-waters · head waters
- The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning. ... but when his brows began to wrinkle with time, and he stood alone, the last of his family, and his particular tribe, the few Delawares, who yet continued about the head-waters of their river, gave him the mournful appellation of Mohegan.
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noun the set of streams that feed into the beginning of a river
| Español | cabecera, afloramiento, manantial, naciente, nascimiento, nacimiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 水上 minakami |
| Português | nascente, cabeceira, olho-d’água, exsurgência, mina de água, fonte |
| Français | source |
| Deutsch | Quellflüsse, Quellgebiet |
| Italiano | sorgente |
Talk about this word "headwaters." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/headwaters. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. headwaters. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/headwaters "headwaters." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/headwaters.
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@misc{headwaters_2026,
title = {headwaters},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headwaters},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
