Trois-Rivières

[ trwah-ree-vyer ]

noun

French name of Three Rivers.

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How to use Trois-Rivières in a sentence

On reaching Quebec it was found that the proper persons could only be engaged at Trois Rivieres.
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Tadousac and Trois Rivieres were abandoned by all the Indians.
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British Dictionary definitions for Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

/ (French trwɑ rivjɛr) /

noun

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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