English

Proper noun

Québec

1. Alternative form of Quebec

French

Etymology

From Algonquian kepék ‎(“(it) narrows”), originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.bɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Proper noun

Québec m

1. Quebec (the province of Canada)
2. Quebec (the capital city of the eponymous province of Canada)

Usage notes

The name of the city does not take a definite article: Québec, de Québec, à Québec. The name of the province does: le Québec, au Québec, du Québec, except in the expression Province de Québec.

Synonyms

• (capital city): Ville de Québec

Derived terms

• Québécois
• québécois
• (province): QC , Que. , Que , Qc. , Qc , P.Q. , P. Q. , PQ (abbreviation)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈbɛk/

Proper noun

Québec n

1. Quebec (the province of Canada)
2. Quebec (the capital city of the province Quebec)

Italian

Proper noun

Québec ?

1. Alternative form of Quebec

Portuguese

Proper noun

Québec

1. Alternative form of Quebec

Romanian

Proper noun

Québec ?

1. Alternative form of Quebec

Spanish

Proper noun

Québec ?

1. Alternative form of Quebec