'Confluence' definitions:

Definition of 'confluence'

From: WordNet
noun
A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: confluence, meeting]
noun
A flowing together [syn: confluence, conflux, merging]
noun
A coming together of people [syn: concourse, confluence]

Definition of 'Confluence'

From: GCIDE
  • Confluence \Con"flu*ence\, n. [L. confluentia.]
  • 1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting. [1913 Webster]
  • New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage. [1913 Webster]
  • You see this confluence, this great flood of vistors. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The confluence . . . of all true joys. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'confluence'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Confluence, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Confluence, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
834
Housing Units (2000) :
404
Land area (2000) :
1.596582 sq. miles (4.135129 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.052398 sq. miles (0.135709 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.648980 sq. miles (4.270838 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15680
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
39.809997 N, 79.356692 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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