SINCE 1828
Quebec
communications code word
Que·bec
| \ kwi-ˈbek also ki-
\
\
Definition of Quebec
(Entry 1 of 2)
—used as a code word for the letter q
Quebec
geographical name
Que·bec
| \ kwi-ˈbek,
ki-\
ki-\
variants:
or Québec \ kā-ˈbek
\
\
Definition of Quebec (Entry 2 of 2)
1
province of eastern Canada extending from Hudson Bay to the Gaspé Peninsula and bordering the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York area 523,763 square miles (1,356,547 square kilometers), population 7,903,001
2
city that is a port on the Saint Lawrence River and is the capital of the province of Quebec population 516,622
Other Words from Quebec
Geographical name
Quebecer
or Quebecker \ kwi-ˈbe-kər ,
ki-
\
noun
ki-
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noun
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