quebec

Definition of Quebec in English :

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Noun

1. quebec, quebec city

the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River

quebec city

2. quebec

the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Quebec

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noun

1.

a province of E Canada: the largest Canadian province; a French colony from 1608 to 1763, when it passed to Britain; lying mostly on the Canadian Shield, it has vast areas of forest and extensive tundra and is populated mostly in the plain around the St Lawrence River. Capital: Quebec. Pop: 7 903 001 (2011). Area: 1 540 680 sq km (594 860 sq miles)

. French name: Québec. Abbreviation: PQ

2.

a port in E Canada, capital of the province of Quebec, situated on the St Lawrence River: founded in 1608 by Champlain; scene of the battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759), by which the British won Canada from the French. Pop: 516 622 (2011)

3. communications

a code word for the letter q

Quebec

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1.

province of E Canada, between Hudson Bay & the Gulf of St. Lawrence: 594,860 sq mi (1,540,681 sq km); pop. 7,139,000

abbrev. QC or Que

2.

capital of this province: seaport on the St. Lawrence River: pop. 167,000 (met. area, 672,000)

: also Quebec City, Fr. name Quéˈbec (keɪˈbɛk ; kābekˈ)

Quebec

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1. Abbr. QC or Que. A province of eastern Canada. Originally the inhabited portion of New France along the St. Lawrence River, it became the Province of Quebec when it was awarded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. In 1771 it was divided into Upper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower Canada. The two provinces were reunited in 1841 as the Province of Canada and separated once again with Confederation in 1867. French influence has remained dominant. Quebec is the capital and Montreal the largest city.

2. also Quebec City or Québec City The capital of Quebec, Canada, in the southern part of the province on the St. Lawrence River. Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, it served as capital of New France before becoming a provincial capital under the British.

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