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Three Rivers

Syllables: Three Riv·ers/ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/

Three Rivers proper noun: nickname for Pittsburgh: a large city in Pennsylvania, United States.

Proper noun

Three Rivers

  1. (informal) Nickname for Pittsburgh: a large city in Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. (informal) 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.

Origin of Three Rivers

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

Words formed from Three Rivers

Questions about Three Rivers

What does Three Rivers mean?
Three Rivers means nickname for Pittsburgh: a large city in Pennsylvania, United States.
What part of speech is Three Rivers?
Three Rivers is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Three Rivers?
Three Rivers is pronounced /ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/.

Words near Three Rivers in the dictionary

  1. three quartertime
  2. three quartertimes
  3. three R's
  4. three ring circus
  5. three ring circuses
  6. Three Rivers
  7. Three Rocks
  8. three Rs
  9. three score and fifth
  10. three score and ten
  11. three seconds rule

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