Trois-Rivières

See also: Trois-Rivieres, Trois Rivieres, and Trois Rivières

English

Alternative forms

• Trois-Rivieres, Trois Rivieres, Trois Rivières

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

Synonyms

• Three Rivers

Coordinate terms

• Trifluvian
• Trifluvien

Translations

Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

• French: Trois-Rivières (fr)
• Middle French: Trois Rivieres

French

Alternative forms

• Trois Rivières

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 (Mauricie, Canada)

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• (Quebec, informal) IPA^(key): [tʁwɔ.ʁi.vjaɛ̯ʁ]

  • Audio (Mauricie, Canada)

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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

Coordinate terms

• Trifluvien
• trifluvien

Descendants

• English: Trois-Rivières