Quebec Definition
Que·bec (kwi bek′)
province of E Canada, between Hudson Bay & the Gulf of St. Lawrence: 594,860 sq mi (1,540,681 sq km); pop. 7,139,000: abbrev. QC or Que
capital of this province: seaport on the St. Lawrence River: pop. 167,000 (met. area, 672,000)
Etymology: Fr, earlier Quebecq, Kébec, prob. < Algonquian name of region where the city was built
Quebec Related Forms
Que·bec′er noun or Que·beck′er
Browse dictionary entries near Quebec
- ‹ queasy
- ‹ quean
- ‹ Que
- ‹ Qubes
- ‹ Quayle, Dan (James Danforth)
- ‹ Quayle, Dan
- ‹ quayage
- ‹ quay
- ‹ quaver
- ‹ Quattrone, Frank P.

