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French Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers).

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  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌt(ɹ)wɑ ɹɪ.ˈvjɛɹ/
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Trois-Rivières

  1. A city in Quebec

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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 edit

  • (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

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Trois-Rivières m

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

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  • English: Trois-Rivières