FrenchFleuveThe primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries.
Though the terms "main stem" and "trunk" are used to describe "fleuves", they are not terms used in the name of the rivers themselves such as "Fleuve du Nil" or "Fleuve Congo".
e.g.: Fleuve Saint-Laurent becomes Saint-Lawrence River
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