Quebec

See also: Québec and Quê-béc

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [keˈbek]

Etymology

From a word starting with the letter "Q", from English Quebec, from French Québec, from Algonquin kepék.

Symbol

Quebec

  1. The letter Q in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

English

Etymology

From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék ((it) narrows), originally referring to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /kwɪˈbɛk/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /kwɪˈbɛk/, /kɛˈbɛk/, /keɪˈbɛk/
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Proper noun

Quebec

  1. Province in eastern Canada.
  2. Capital city of Quebec province.
  3. The letter Q in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Place names in Quebec

Catalan

Proper noun

Quebec m

  1. Quebec (province)
  2. Quebec (city)
  • quebequès

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Québec.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.ˈbɛk/, /ke.ˈbɛ.ki/

Proper noun

Quebec m or f

  1. Quebec (a province in eastern Canada)
  2. Quebec (a city, the provincial capital of Quebec, Canada)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keˈbek/, [keˈβek]

Proper noun

Quebec m

  1. Quebec (province)
  2. Quebec (city)
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