Trois-Rivières

[ trwah-ree-vyer ]

noun
  1. French name of Three Rivers.

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How to use Trois-Rivières in a sentence

  • An' fine cigar cos' five cent each, an' mak' on Trois-Rivières!

    Humour of the North | Lawrence J. Burpee
  • But I must break off now, for here we are at Trois Rivières, where we shall remain for the night.

    The Settlers in Canada | Frederick Marryat
  • They have crossed the Trois Rivières, and they are creeping up towards Plaisance.

    The Hour and the Man | Harriet Martineau
  • The bateaux were now on shore, and the party landed to pass the night at the small stockaded village of Trois Rivières.

    The Settlers in Canada | Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

/ (French trwɑ rivjɛr) /


noun
  1. a port in E Canada, in Quebec on the St Lawrence River: one of the world's largest centres of newsprint production. Pop: 46 264 (2001): English name: Three Rivers

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