quebec

1. international standardsAlternative letter-case form of Quebec from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

plural Quebecs · alternative Québec · alternative Kebec

1. uncountableusuallyA province in eastern Canada. Capital: Quebec City. Largest city: Montreal.

   And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.

   1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9

   Synonyms: Province of Quebec

2. uncountableusuallyThe capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.

   Synonyms: Quebec City, Québec City

3. Other places elsewhere:
   1. uncountableusuallyA village in the town of Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
   2. uncountableusuallyAn unincorporated community in Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States.
   3. uncountableusuallyA small village in Esh parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1843).
   4. uncountableusuallyA hamlet in Harting parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7821).
4. uncountableusuallyA surname from French.