Trois-Rivières

== English == === Alternative forms === Trois-Rivieres, Trois Rivieres, Trois Rivières === Etymology === From French Trois-Rivières (“Three Rivers”). === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌt(ɹ)wɑ ɹɪˈvjɛɹ/ === Proper noun === Trois-Rivières A city in Quebec. ==== Synonyms ==== Three Rivers ==== Coordinate terms ==== Trifluvian Trifluvien ==== Translations ==== == 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] (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): [tʁwɔ.ʁi.vjaɛ̯ʁ] Hyphenation: Trois-‧Ri‧vières Rhymes: -ɛʁ === Proper noun === Trois-Rivières m Trois-Rivières (a city and regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada) (informal) Three Rivers ==== Coordinate terms ==== Trifluvien trifluvien ==== Descendants ==== English: Trois-Rivières