Quebec

[ kwi-bek, ki- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a province in eastern Canada. 594,860 sq. mi. (1,540,685 sq. km). formerlync Low·er Can·a·da [loh, -er].
a seaport in and the capital of this province, on the St. Lawrence: capital of New France from 1663 to 1759, when it was taken by the English; wartime conferences 1943, 1944.
a word used in communications to represent the letter Q.

Quebec

/ kə-; kwɪˈbɛk; kɛ- /

noun

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: 7 542 760 (2004 est). Area: 1 540 680 sq km (594 860 sq miles) PQ
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: 169 076 (2001)
communications a code word for the letter q

Quebec

Province in eastern Canada , bordered to the east by Newfoundland , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean ); to the southeast by New Brunswick and several states of the United States; to the southwest by Ontario ; to the west by Ontario and Hudson Bay ; and to the north by islands of the Northwest Territories . Its capital is Quebec City , and its largest city is Montreal .

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Notes

It is Canada's largest province in area and second largest in population, after Ontario.

With French as its official language, Quebec has experienced tensions between its majority French and minority English cultures .

A French colony from 1663 to 1759, Quebec was then lost to the British.

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Example Sentences

The Bloc Quebecois, which only runs candidates in the province of Quebec, has 33 seats, and the NDP has 24.

From BBC

The French-language debate is especially important for Francophone Canadians in Quebec, whose votes are influential in helping decide which party will form Canada's next government.

From BBC

Furthermore, it is centred on the province of Quebec, which makes 90% of Canada's maple syrup.

From BBC

French-speaking Quebec continually debates a divorce from the English-speaking provinces.

From Los Angeles Times

Quebec's François Legault said his province alone sent millions of tonnes of aluminium to the US per year - asking whether Trump would prefer to source the metal from his rival, China.

From BBC

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