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three rivers

/ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
Three Riv-ers
IPA
/ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Pittsburgh: a large city in Pennsylvania, United States.

Informal

name

Nickname for Trois-Rivières: a city in Quebec, Canada.

Informal

name

A local government district of Hertfordshire, England, surrounding the borough of Watford on three sides.

name

A town in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

name

A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.

name

A village in the city of Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

Etymology

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

Usage

Derived Forms

Trifluvian Trifluvien

Questions

How do you pronounce three rivers?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/.
What does three rivers mean?
Nickname for Pittsburgh: a large city in Pennsylvania, United States.
Where does three rivers come from?
From the fact that three rivers flow through the area (confluence of two rivers, one flowing into the other, resulting in three channels).

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