English Explanatory Dictionary

Three Rivers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Pittsburgh: a large city in Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. Nickname for Trois-Rivières: a city in Quebec, Canada.
  3. A local government district of Hertfordshire, England, surrounding the borough of Watford on three sides.
  4. A town in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.
  6. A village in the city of Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/

Word forms

Three Rivers

Etymology

From the fact that three rivers flow through the area (confluence of two rivers, one flowing into the other, resulting in three channels).

Derived words

Trifluvian Trifluvien
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