Trois-Rivières
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French Trois-Rivières (“Three Rivers”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Trois-Rivières
Synonyms
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Translations
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From trois (“three”) + rivières (“rivers”). From the fact that three rivers flow through the area (confluence of two rivers, one flowing into the other, resulting in three channels, two incoming and one outgoing).
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /tʁwa.ʁi.vjɛʁ/
- (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [tʁwɑ.ʁi.vjɛːʁ], [tʁwɑ.ʁi.vjæːʁ]
Audio (Quebec, Mauricie): (file)
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): [tʁwɔ.ʁi.vjaɛ̯ʁ]
Audio (Quebec, Mauricie): (file)
- Hyphenation: Trois-‧Ri‧vières
- Rhymes: -ɛʁ
Proper noun
- a city and regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
- (informal) Three Rivers
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Descendants
- English: Trois-Rivières