Trois-Rivières

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Etymology

French Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers).

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌt(ɹ)wɑ ɹɪ.ˈvjɛɹ/
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Proper noun

Trois-Rivières

  1. A city in Quebec

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Translations

French

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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]
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  • (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): [tʁwɔ.ʁi.vjaɛ̯ʁ]
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  • Hyphenation: Trois-‧Ri‧vières
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Proper noun

Trois-Rivières m

  1. A city and regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
  2. (informal) Three Rivers

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Descendants

  • English: Trois-Rivières
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