Meanings
- A placename (lit. Three Rivers):
- A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Synonyms: Three Rivers
- A municipality of Costa Rica in Cartago.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Origin
- SpanishTres Ríos
- PortugueseTrês Rios
- EnglishTres Rios
* (Brazil): Borrowed from Portuguese Três Rios. * (Costa Rica): Borrowed from Spanish Tres Ríos.
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Tres Rios. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tres%20Rios
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