Quebec

Que·bec  (kw-bk) or Qué·bec (k-)

1. Abbr. PQ or Que. A province of eastern Canada. It joined the confederacy in 1867. The region was first explored and claimed for France by Jacques Cartier (1534) and Samuel de Champlain (1608) and was made a royal colony, known as New France, by Louis XIV in 1663. Conflict between the French and British for control of the territory ended in 1763 when Great Britain was given sovereignty, but the French influence has remained dominant. Quebec is the capital and Montreal the largest city. Population: 7,550,000.

2. also Quebec City or Québec City The capital of Quebec, Canada, in the southern part of the province on the St. Lawrence River. Champlain established a colony in its Lower Town in 1608. British forces under General Wolfe defeated the French forces led by General Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham here in 1759. The city is today a popular tourist center. Population: 491,000.

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Que·becker, Que·becer n.

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Quebec [kwɪˈbɛk kə- kɛ-]

n

1. (Placename) 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.: 7 410 500 (2001 est.). Area: 1 540 680 sq. km (594 860 sq. miles) Abbreviation PQ

2. (Placename) 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.: 167 264 (1996)

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Communications a code word for the letter q

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Quebec - the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River Quebec City Pierre Laporte Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec Quebec Bridge - a cantilever bridge in Quebec Quebec - the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
	2.	Quebec - the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" Quebec, Quebec City - the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River Montreal - a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world James Bay - the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario Lake Champlain, Champlain - a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812

Translations

Quebec [kwɪˈbek] N → Quebec m

Quebec [kwɪˈbɛk kəˈbɛk] n → Québec m

Quebec

n → Quebec nt

Quebec [kwɪˈbɛk] n → il Quebec m

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Quebec [kwɪˈbɛk] n → il Quebec m