a city in the Philippines, on central Luzon adjoining Manila: capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976; seat of the University of the Philippines (1908). Pop: 2 173 831 (2000)
Quezon City in American English
(ˈkeɪˌsɑn)
former capital of the Philippines: absorbed into Manila in 1975: pop. 1,670,000