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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Que•bec (kwi bek′, ki-),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa province in E Canada. 6,141,491; 594,860 sq. mi. (1,540,685 sq. km).
- Place Namesa 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. 177,082.
a word used in communications to represent the letter Q. French, Qué•bec (kā bek′)USA pronunciation (for 1, 2). Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Quebec /kwɪˈbɛk kə- kɛ-/ n - 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)
Abbreviation: 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)
- a code word for the letter q
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